Total Crime Rate

176.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 176.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 16.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Burglary 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mayow Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 183rd highest 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 Mayow Road (SE26 4JA) in the last 12 months was 176.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mayow Road (SE26 4JA), the main crime hotspot is near Queensthorpe Mews. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mayow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Allendale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingsthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earlsthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queensthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queensthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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