Total Crime Rate
135.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dennetts Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 266th highest 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 Dennetts Road (SE14 5LN) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dennetts Road (SE14 5LN), 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 | Bicycle theft | Fern Court | 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 | Senate Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lausanne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selden 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 | Vehicle crime | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Mary'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gautrey Road | Under investigation |
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