Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tannsfeld Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 148th 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 Tannsfeld Road (SE26 5DF) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.8% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tannsfeld Road (SE26 5DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tannsfeld Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cator Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allendale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Station Approach —
Sep 2025Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forrester Path —
Sep 2025Robbery Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Station Approach —
Sep 2025Burglary Sydenham Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sydenham Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sydenham Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sydenham Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tannsfeld Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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