Crime Rates at Mantle Road, London, SE4 2EX

Mantle Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 259th 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 Mantle Road (SE4 2EX) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mantle Road (SE4 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Coulgate Street. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.