Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5HB

Sydenham Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 288th highest crime rate of 844 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 Sydenham Road (SE26 5HB) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (SE26 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.