Crime Rates at Kirkdale, Sydenham, London, SE26 4QQ

Kirkdale area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 390th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kirkdale (SE26 4QQ) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 66.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kirkdale (SE26 4QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Hill, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Suncroft Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.