Crime Rates at Brasted Close, London, SE26 4LT

Brasted Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 300th 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 Brasted Close (SE26 4LT) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% higher than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brasted Close (SE26 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Hill, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suncroft Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.