Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Albion Villas Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 388th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .
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 Albion Villas Road (SE26 4DB) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Albion Villas Road (SE26 4DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bird-In-Hand Passage, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Crescent (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dartmouth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derby Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Windley Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clyde Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfield Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dartmouth Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bird-In-Hand Passage | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forestholme Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suncroft Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dacres Road | Under investigation |
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