Total Crime Rate

336.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 336.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.0 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sydenham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 57th 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 Sydenham Road (SE26 5ET) in the last 12 months was 336.8 per 1,000 residents and was 206.0% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 160.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (SE26 5ET), 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 Sydenham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sydenham Station Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Sydenham Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sydenham Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Peak Hill Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peak Hill Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mendip Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Station Approach —
Sep 2025Robbery Queensthorpe Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copeman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensthorpe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyric Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silverdale —
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Data Sources

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