Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 10.6 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pomeroy Street area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pomeroy Street (SE14 5BW) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pomeroy Street (SE14 5BW), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dayton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lubbock Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Apr 2026Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Kender Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Post Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfield Close Under investigation
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 Water Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eckington Lane —
Apr 2026Robbery Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kender Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hatfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wrigglesworth Street —

Data Sources

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