Crime Rates at Suncroft Place, London, SE26 4RH

Suncroft Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 98th 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 Suncroft Place (SE26 4RH) in the last 12 months was 247.0 per 1,000 residents and was 167.1% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Suncroft Place (SE26 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dartmouth Place, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longfield Crescent (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.