Crime Rates at Kent House Road, London, SE26 5LF

Kent House Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LF) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sunnydene Street, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elderton Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.