Total Crime Rate

27.8 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

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 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 2PU) 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 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Coulgate Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Arica Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coulgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coulgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Coulgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brockley Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockley β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Norbert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meretone Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Meretone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxberry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadows Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kneller Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Foxwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Foxwell Street β€”
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 2025Public order Mantle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Coulgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coulgate Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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