Total Crime Rate
335.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
145.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 59th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (SE14 5AF) in the last 12 months was 335.0 per 1,000 residents and was 313.4% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 145.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode SE14 5AF, the main crime hotspot is near Lanchester Way. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Telegraph Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eckington Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Besson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Casella Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Casella Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lubbock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lausanne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lubbock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eckington Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hatfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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