Total Crime Rate

198.0 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 198.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.1 10/10
  • Other theft 39.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kirkdale area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkdale (SE26 4ND) in the last 12 months was 198.0 per 1,000 residents and was 114.2% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale (SE26 4ND), the main crime hotspot is near Heathedge. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kirkdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panmure Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Little Brownings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Shackleton Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knapdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otto Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grizedale Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grizedale Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tarleton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarleton Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shackleton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Panmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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