Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Exeter Place area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 384th lowest crime rate of 826 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 Exeter Place (SE26 6AE) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exeter Place (SE26 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Talisman Square. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exeter Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Public order Mountacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talisman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peckarmans Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peckarmans Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Level Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Level Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Droitwich Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Droitwich Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crescent Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crescent Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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