Total Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longton Avenue area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 251st lowest 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 Longton Avenue (SE26 6RE) in the last 12 months was 59.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% lower than the Sydenham average (110.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longton Avenue (SE26 6RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charleville Circus, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Talisman Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Talisman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Talisman Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vigilant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Charleville Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charleville Circus —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Charleville Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charleville Circus Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillcrest Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ormanton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Taylor'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Gradient Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Gradient —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormanton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crystal Palace Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Talisman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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