Total Crime Rate
51.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Asaph Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 190th 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 St Asaph Road (SE4 2EB) in the last 12 months was 51.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Asaph Road (SE4 2EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bonita Mews, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pincott Place (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 | Criminal damage and arson | Bonita Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Catherine'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Seymour Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pendrell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dundalk Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Avignon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drakefell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pincott Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pendrell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Asaph Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivydale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitto Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kitto Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonita Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Asaph Road | — |
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