Total Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pomeroy 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.
View Crime In Telegraph Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dayton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lubbock Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wardalls Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Besson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lubbock Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lubbock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lubbock Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kender Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Post Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Water Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eckington Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eckington Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kender Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hatfield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wrigglesworth Street | — |
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