Crime Rates at Kingsthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PG

Kingsthorpe Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsthorpe Road (SE26 4PG) in the last 12 months was 26.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsthorpe Road (SE26 4PG), 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.