Total Crime Rate

102.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 102.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Selden Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 388th highest crime rate of 826 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 Selden Road (SE15 2JG) in the last 12 months was 102.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Selden Road (SE15 2JG), the main crime hotspot is near Bonita Mews. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Selden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Gautrey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gellatly Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Mona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selden Road
Apr 2026Other theft Selden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Senate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gellatly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walsham 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kitto Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lausanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Salisbury Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gautrey Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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