Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lawrie Park Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 844 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 Lawrie Park Road (SE26 6DN) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% lower than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrie Park Road (SE26 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spring Hill, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sydenham Station Approach (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sydenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheenewood | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sydenham Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Venner Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raymond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrie Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydenham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sydenham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jews Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jews Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sydenham Station Approach | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Lawrie Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lawrie Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Spring Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sydenham Station Approach | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Station Approach | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Copeman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bartholomew'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Bartholomew'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Peak Hill Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peak Hill Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Station Approach | — |
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