Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 120.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandbourne 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Sandbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Musgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallbutton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Troutbeck Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Musgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reservoir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Cross Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jerningham Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jerningham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pepys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sprules Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barriedale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Cross Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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