Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Avignon Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avignon Road (SE4 2JN) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 73.6% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avignon Road (SE4 2JN), the main crime hotspot is near Avignon Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Avignon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallbutton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avignon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Meretone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meretone Close —
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frendsbury Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pincott Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frendsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hainford Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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