Total Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 78.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hilton Villas area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 344th 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 Hilton Villas (SE26 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Villas (SE26 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mayow Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilton Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highclere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Castle Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Allwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Allwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Addington Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highclere Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnydene Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Dillwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Dillwyn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fairview Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Watlington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watlington Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Fairview Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Holmshaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queenswood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allwood Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paxton Road β€”

Data Sources

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