Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pepys Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 239th 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 Pepys Road (SE14 5SG) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pepys Road (SE14 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Avignon Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 14 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avignon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundalk Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drakefell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pincott Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Asaph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Asaph Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Pepys Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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