Total Crime Rate
184.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mylis 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.
View Crime In Sydenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Markwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Markwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Jews Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradford Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thakeham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plane Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Panmure Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Gainsborough Mews | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Panmure Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jews Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dallas Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halifax Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gainsborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Churchley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newman Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Markwell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Markwell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Markwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mylis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Taylor'S Lane | Under investigation |
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