Total Crime Rate

133.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 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 133.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dome Hill Park area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 274th 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 Dome Hill Park (SE26 6SP) in the last 12 months was 133.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Sydenham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dome Hill Park (SE26 6SP), the main crime hotspot is near Talisman Square. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dome Hill Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Level Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Level Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talisman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mountacre Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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