Total Crime Rate

96.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kitto Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 411th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kitto Road (SE14 5TN) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kitto Road (SE14 5TN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kitto Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Sherwin Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waller Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bousfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbuthnot Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonita Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pepys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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