Total Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsthorpe Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 826 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 22.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsthorpe Road (SE26 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Queensthorpe Mews. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earlsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlsthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dukesthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berryman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Forrester Path Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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