Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kender Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 258th lowest crime rate of 844 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 Kender Street (SE14 5JG) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -86.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kender Street (SE14 5JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lanchester Way, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pomeroy Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Telegraph Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Casella Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanchester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eckington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loder Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Loder Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanchester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanchester Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanchester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | White Post Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | York Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lanchester Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Swallow Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Post Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pomeroy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wardalls Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wardalls Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pomeroy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Pomeroy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pomeroy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pomeroy Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pomeroy Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farrow Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wild Goose Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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