Total Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 120.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Kender Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 308th 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 Kender Street (SE14 5JD) in the last 12 months was 120.8 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ).

In the area around Kender Street (SE14 5JD), 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 Kender Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evan Cook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kender Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Besson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsham Road 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gautrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft King Arthur Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gautrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gautrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gautrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gautrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gautrey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lausanne Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lausanne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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