Crime Rates at Reservoir Road, London, SE4 2NU

Reservoir Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 221st 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 Reservoir Road (SE4 2NU) in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reservoir Road (SE4 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jerningham Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pepys Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.