Sydenham

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16,354 people · median £445,000 · Lewisham

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Lewisham Council · Green (directly-elected mayor) 39/54 seats · 72% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 9.5 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this neighbourhood

Per 1,000 / month9.5

Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this neighbourhood

Violence and sexual offences

505

Anti-social behaviour

431

Vehicle crime

179

Other theft

129

Shoplifting

105

Public order

102

Recorded crimes by category within this neighbourhood, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Queensthorpe Mews	96
Sydenham Station Approach	35
Supermarket	35
Silverdale	30
Venner Road	29

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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