Total Crime Rate
120.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandbourne Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 320th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandbourne Road (SE4 2NS) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% higher than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 15.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandbourne Road (SE4 2NS), the main crime hotspot is near New Cross Road. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Musgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reservoir Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| 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 | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Troutbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Troutbeck Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Musgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | New Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Musgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reservoir Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Reservoir Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reservoir Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | New Cross Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jerningham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Musgrove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jerningham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pepys Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pepys Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sprules Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barriedale | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Cross Road | Under investigation |
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