Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 40.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bousfield Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 844 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 5TR) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bousfield Road (SE14 5TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wild Goose Drive, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fern Court (16 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
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nunhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arbuthnot Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonita Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonita Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Gate 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 Sherwin Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Senate Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Selden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibbon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arbuthnot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nunhead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wild Goose Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swallow Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Swallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fern Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbuthnot Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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