Total Crime Rate
142.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Avignon 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mantle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hainford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frendsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frendsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frendsbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Norbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avignon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meretone Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meretone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallbutton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendrell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pincott Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mantle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivydale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mantle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Catherine'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Under investigation |
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