Crime Rates at Pomeroy Street, London, SE14 5BW

Pomeroy Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 844 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 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pomeroy Street (SE14 5BW), the main crime hotspot is near Lanchester Way. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.