Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bousfield Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bousfield Road (SE14 5TP) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.3% lower than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bousfield Road (SE14 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wild Goose Drive, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bonita Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Telegraph Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lausanne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fern Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonita Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonita Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bousfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waller Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitto Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitto Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sherwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sherwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherine'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Waller Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Walsham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mona Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lausanne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lausanne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Mona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mona Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Mona Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Selden Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Selden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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