Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 24.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Level Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Sydenham , and the 210th 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 High Level Drive (SE26 6XU) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Level Drive (SE26 6XU), 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 High Level Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Crystal Palace Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Westwood Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwood Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westwood Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Level Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Talisman Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mountacre Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Level Drive —
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Data Sources

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