Crime Rates at Lawrie Park Gardens, London, SE26 6WR

Lawrie Park Gardens area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Sydenham , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Lewisham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrie Park Gardens (SE26 6WR) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawrie Park Gardens (SE26 6WR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Venner Road, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raymond Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.