Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · 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 27.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Arica 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.

Crime Over Time in Arica Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxwell Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mantle Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avignon Road —
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frendsbury Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Frendsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frendsbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Turnham Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Turnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Meretone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meretone Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Foxwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kneller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pincott Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hainford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Norbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Billingford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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