Total Crime Rate

122.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lockwood Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 301st highest crime rate of 826 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 Lockwood Close (SE26 4HY) in the last 12 months was 122.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% higher than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lockwood Close (SE26 4HY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lockwood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sunnydene Street
Apr 2026Other crime Watlington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Addington Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillmore Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mayow Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mayow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berryman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Robbery Dukesthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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