Total Crime Rate
74.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Panmure Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Forest Hill , and the 314th 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 Panmure Road (SE26 6NB) in the last 12 months was 74.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% lower than the Forest Hill average (87.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Panmure Road (SE26 6NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kirkdale, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Forest Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gainsborough Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirkdale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kirkdale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heathedge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Otto Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Otto Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heathedge | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Gainsborough Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prospect Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bradford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oaksford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Oaksford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Park Road | Under investigation |
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