Total Crime Rate

174.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 174.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Venner Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 189th highest crime rate of 826 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 Venner Road (SE26 5HP) in the last 12 months was 174.9 per 1,000 residents and was 64.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venner Road (SE26 5HP), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Station Approach. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Venner Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copeman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Venner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Homecroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyric Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newlands Park —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lawrie Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bailey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bredhurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newlands Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sydenham Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spring Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Venner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venner Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Venner Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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