Crime Rates at Sydenham Road, London, SE26 5HQ

Sydenham Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 225th 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 5HQ) in the last 12 months was 152.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% higher than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Road (SE26 5HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlawn Park (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.