Total Crime Rate
64.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pepys Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 844 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 Pepys Road (SE14 5SG) in the last 12 months was 64.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pepys Road (SE14 5SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reservoir Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avignon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pincott Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pepys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallbutton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avignon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reservoir Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reservoir Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Catherine'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbuthnot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arbuthnot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arbuthnot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arbuthnot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arbuthnot Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sprules Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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