Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 100.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dragonfly Place area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 399th 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 Dragonfly Place (SE4 2FL) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragonfly Place (SE4 2FL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dragonfly Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Drakefell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxwell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Endwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brockley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coulgate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Coulgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Coulgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coulgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Revelon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundalk Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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