Postcode · London
Crime in SE21 7LY
How much crime is recorded in SE21 7LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sydenham Hill
- Council
- Southwark
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
SE21 7LYLondon
How safe is SE21 7LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE21 7LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE21 7LYNational
Burglary23.89.1
Vehicle crime8.43.5
Violence and sexual offences7.923.6
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Robbery5.31.4
Shoplifting4.78.4
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.52.4
Theft from the person2.92.1
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.94.6
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.