Total Crime Rate

126.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 126.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Westwood Hill area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 289th highest crime rate of 826 local areas in Lewisham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwood Hill (SE26 6NU) in the last 12 months was 126.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwood Hill (SE26 6NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charleville Circus, where police recorded 36 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.

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Crime Over Time in Westwood Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Border Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chulsa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Martins Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thakeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charleville Circus —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charleville Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charleville Circus Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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