Total Crime Rate

142.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Telegraph Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 43 local areas in East Greenwich , and the 216th highest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Telegraph Avenue (SE10 0TA) in the last 12 months was 142.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% higher than the East Greenwich average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Telegraph Avenue (SE10 0TA), the main crime hotspot is near Christchurch Way. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Telegraph Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Azof Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Christchurch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bellot Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellot Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commerell Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Christchurch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Commerell Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Commerell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Commerell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Twycross Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterboat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peterboat Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salutation Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Christchurch Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Christchurch Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christchurch Way —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Banning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Banning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kossuth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Banning Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Christchurch Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Manilla Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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