Total Crime Rate
143.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
69.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dennetts Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 239th 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 Dennetts Road (SE14 5LF) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 69.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dennetts Road (SE14 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Lanchester Way. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 29 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 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Besson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Gellatly Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bousfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Besson Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kender Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Besson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gellatly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kender Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lausanne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kender Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
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