Crime Rates at Westwood Hill, Sydenham, London, SE26 6BL

Westwood Hill area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 219th 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 Westwood Hill (SE26 6BL) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Hill (SE26 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charleville Circus, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.