Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 92.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pepys Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 409th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pepys Road (SE14 5SD) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepys Road (SE14 5SD), the main crime hotspot is near Hatcham Park Mews. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pepys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hatcham Park Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hatcham Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pepys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Musgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hatcham Park Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatcham Park Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbuthnot Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Waller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwin Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbuthnot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arbuthnot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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