Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 75.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 20.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Musgrove Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 320th 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 Musgrove Road (SE14 5PP) in the last 12 months was 75.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Musgrove Road (SE14 5PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatcham Park Mews, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Cross Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Musgrove Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sherwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jerningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jerningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Road
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road
Apr 2026Other theft Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order New Cross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hart'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hart'S Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road 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 Nettleton Road
Apr 2026Other theft Musgrove Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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