Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.0 7/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Peters Path area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 287th 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 Peters Path (SE26 6LD) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peters Path (SE26 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Prospect Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peters Path area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thakeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Gainsborough Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaksford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oaksford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charleville Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charleville Circus —
Apr 2026Burglary Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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