Total Crime Rate
27.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arica Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Telegraph Hill , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Arica Road (SE4 2PS) in the last 12 months was 27.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Telegraph Hill average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
In the area around Arica Road (SE4 2PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Turnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foxwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mantle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mantle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Mantle Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avignon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Frendsbury Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Frendsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frendsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Turnham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Turnham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Turnham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meretone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meretone Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Foxwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mantle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kneller Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pincott Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxberry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadows Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hainford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Norbert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Billingford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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