Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 48.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sprules Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sprules Road (SE4 2NL) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sprules Road (SE4 2NL), 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 Sprules Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pendrell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Endwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brockley —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
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 Millmark Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coulgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dragonfly Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pendrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Reservoir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jerningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jerningham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Seymour Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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