Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Drakefell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drakefell Road (SE14 5SN) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakefell Road (SE14 5SN), the main crime hotspot is near Fern Court. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Drakefell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nunhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonita Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bousfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Waller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbuthnot Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbuthnot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nunhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibbon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senate Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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