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 2JW) 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 2JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mantle Road, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Avignon Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Avignon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hainford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frendsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frendsbury Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Norbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avignon Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meretone Close
Sep 2025Other theft Meretone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallbutton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pincott Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Catherine'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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