Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Peters Path area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 364th 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 Peters Path (SE26 6LD) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Path (SE26 6LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Markwell Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mylis Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Peters Path area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charleville Circus —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charleville Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charleville Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mylis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Markwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thakeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gainsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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