Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Trewsbury Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 339th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Trewsbury Road (SE26 5DN) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Trewsbury Road (SE26 5DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Trewsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earlsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kent House Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillmore Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laurel Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laurel Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elvino Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elvino Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sydenham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Berryman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillmore Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earlsthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dukesthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dukesthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Earlsthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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