Crime Rates at Sidcup Road, London, SE12 8BL

Sidcup Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 82 local areas in Blackheath Westcombe , and the 274th lowest crime rate of 754 local areas in Greenwich .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sidcup Road (SE12 8BL) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Blackheath Westcombe average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidcup Road (SE12 8BL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.