Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.6 3/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pomeroy Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pomeroy Street (SE14 5BL) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pomeroy Street (SE14 5BL), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Road. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pomeroy Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dayton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lausanne Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Besson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Lubbock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lubbock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lubbock Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kender Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street —
Apr 2026Public order Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lausanne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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