Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 87.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion 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.

Crime Over Time in Albion Villas Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windley Close
Sep 2025Drugs Clyde Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bird-In-Hand Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bird-In-Hand Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bird-In-Hand Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park
Sep 2025Public order Forestholme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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