Total Crime Rate
68.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fairwyn Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Perry Vale , and the 290th 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 Fairwyn Road (SE26 4AE) in the last 12 months was 68.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Perry Vale average (71.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fairwyn Road (SE26 4AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayow Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Perry Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnydene Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Castle Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elderton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnydene Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnydene Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnydene Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunnydene Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dillwyn Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dillwyn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highclere Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Castle Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highclere Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Highclere Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Addington Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lockwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lockwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Allwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Fairwyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Castle Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Castle Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mayow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holmshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | April Glen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holland Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenswood Road | Under investigation |
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