Total Crime Rate

184.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 184.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mylis Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 175th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mylis Close (SE26 6JL) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mylis Close (SE26 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Kirkdale. Police recorded 32 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 Mylis Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Jews Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thakeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Panmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Bartholomew'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Bartholomew'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panmure Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jews Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halifax Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gainsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Churchley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newman Close —
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Markwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mylis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor'S Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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