Crime Rates at Highclere Street, London, SE26 4ET

Highclere Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 204th 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 Highclere Street (SE26 4ET) in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highclere Street (SE26 4ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn Park (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.