Total Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 69.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Champion Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 826 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 Champion Road (SE26 4HD) in the last 12 months was 69.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Champion Road (SE26 4HD), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Green. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Champion Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haseltine Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Stanton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kirtley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kirtley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirtley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perry Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Winchfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Watlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairlawn Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairview Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Normandy Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmshaw Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Winchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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