Total Crime Rate

27.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 27.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bousfield 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bousfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lausanne Road
Apr 2026Public order Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Fern Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonita Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bousfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waller Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road
Apr 2026Public order Sherwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close
Apr 2026Burglary Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lausanne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mona Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Mona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selden Road
Apr 2026Other theft Selden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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