Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sydenham Park Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Park Road (SE26 4DY) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Park Road (SE26 4DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dartmouth Place, where police recorded 43 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 Sydenham Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheseman Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park —
Sep 2025Drugs Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Suncroft Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dartmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dacres Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dartmouth Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clyde Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Willow Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dacres Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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