Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 237.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Robbery 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mendip Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 106th highest crime rate of 844 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 Mendip Close (SE26 4LB) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.6% higher than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mendip Close (SE26 4LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Station Approach (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mendip Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinver Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Raymond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Station Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Close β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forrester Path β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lawrie Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrie Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Park β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Station Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Jews Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jews Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinver Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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