Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Taylors Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 200th highest crime rate of 826 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 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taylors Lane (SE26 6QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Hill. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydenham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaksford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beaulieu Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gainsborough Mews 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 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amberley Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oaksford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wells Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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