Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 265.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 161.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.9 8/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Frendsbury Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 96th highest crime rate of 826 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 Frendsbury Road (SE4 2LB) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.3% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frendsbury Road (SE4 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnham Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Frendsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlescott Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meretone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Turnham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldersford Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merttins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivydale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivydale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lanbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pincott Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bellwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Billingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Billingford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Billingford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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