Postcode · London
Crime in SE14 5TH
How much crime is recorded in SE14 5TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Telegraph Hill
- Council
- Lewisham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,330 (2024)
SE14 5THLondon
How safe is SE14 5TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE14 5TH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE14 5THNational
Burglary11.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Other theft2.84.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs2.32.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.