Total Crime Rate

213.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.1 9/10
  • Public order 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sydenham Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 136th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sydenham Park (SE26 4EE) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 144.0% higher than the Forest Hill average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 118.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Park (SE26 4EE), the main crime hotspot is near Suncroft Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydenham Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale —
Apr 2026Other theft Mendip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Suncroft Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Suncroft Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brasted Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mendip Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dartmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peak Hill Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Collingtree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Peak Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Longfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park —
Apr 2026Public order Suncroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jews Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Suncroft Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kirkdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jews Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Jews Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jews Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jews Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirkdale —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Bartholomew'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newman Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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