Total Crime Rate

94.9 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 94.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • 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

Sydenham Hill area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 421st highest 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 Sydenham Hill (SE26 6LS) in the last 12 months was 94.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Forest Hill average (92.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sydenham Hill (SE26 6LS), the main crime hotspot is near Heathedge. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sydenham Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panmure Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Gainsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Panmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otto Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathedge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hassocks Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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