Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.7 5/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romney Close 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 Romney Close (SE14 5JH) 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 Romney Close (SE14 5JH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Romney Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/49)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edric Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wardalls Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hornshay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pomeroy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wardalls Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pomeroy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pomeroy Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Post Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order White Post Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loder Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wardalls Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farrow Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary York Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Besson Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Drugs Besson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Besson Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanchester Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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