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Crime in SE26 5

How much crime is recorded in SE26 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lewisham
Region
London
Population
24,084 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE26 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE26 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

SE26 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.223.6
Anti-social behaviour21.110.7
Burglary11.39.1
Vehicle crime9.53.5
Shoplifting8.18.4
Other theft5.94.5
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.92.4
Robbery2.41.4
Theft from the person2.22.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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