Total Crime Rate

335.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

145.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 335.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 145.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

This 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.

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Crime Over Time in SE14 5AF area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Besson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road
Apr 2026Public order Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Casella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Casella Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sherwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lubbock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lausanne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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