Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 79.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 14.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.5 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • 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
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

Waller Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 345th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Waller Road (SE14 5LD) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% lower than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waller Road (SE14 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Hatcham Park Mews. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waller Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lausanne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road —
Apr 2026Public order Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sherwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews —
Apr 2026Other crime Besson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews —
Apr 2026Drugs Hatcham Park Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hatcham Park Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pepys Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Besson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gellatly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Besson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lausanne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close —
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Data Sources

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