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

Kent House Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 221st lowest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LN) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent House Road (SE26 5LN), 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.