Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 155.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taylors Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 220th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taylors Lane (SE26 6QP) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Sydenham average (110.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taylors Lane (SE26 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Hill. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taylors Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Plane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Markwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Markwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradford Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Gainsborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gainsborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dallas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mylis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Panmure Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Panmure Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prospect Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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