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SE26

Postcode district · Beckenham Town, Copers Cope, Bellingham, Dulwich Wood · Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark · England

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What is already known about SE26

Live geography from the official record. A district or place name is a group of postcodes, not one address.

Live postcodes
628 in SE26
Localities
Beckenham Town, Copers Cope, Bellingham, Dulwich Wood
Local authority
Bromley, Lewisham, Southwark
Country
England
Centre postcode
SE26 4LF
Postcode-point mapSE26

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Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on SE26 4LF — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Sydenham policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing SE26 4LF. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Sydenham neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
195records in
July 2026
Anti-social behaviour62
Violence & sexual offences56
Public order17
Vehicle crime17
Other theft14
Theft from the person7

One month of records for the Sydenham policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 195 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Adamsrill RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Allwood CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bishopsthorpe RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Carlton TerraceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dillwyn CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dillwyn CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dukesthorpe RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dukesthorpe RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Elderton RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Forrester PathNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hazel GroveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hillmore GroveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Holmshaw CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kirtley RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Knighton Park RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mendip CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mendip CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Mylis CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Newman CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Newman CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Normandy CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Normandy CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Normandy CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Peak Hill AvenueNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Queensthorpe MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SilverdaleNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sunnydene StreetNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Sunnydene StreetNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SupermarketNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SupermarketNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near SydenhamNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tannsfeld RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tannsfeld RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tannsfeld RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tannsfeld RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Tannsfeld RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Venner RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Venner RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Venner RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Watlington GroveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Whittell GardensNo outcome published yet
BurglaryOn or near Fairview CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Larkbere RoadUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Larkbere RoadUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Raymond CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Westwood PlaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
DrugsOn or near Castle CourtUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Castle CourtUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Dillwyn CloseAwaiting court outcome
DrugsOn or near Lockwood CloseUnder investigation
Other crimeOn or near Spring HillUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Allendale CloseUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Bays CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Burghill RoadUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Burghill RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Castle CourtInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Dukesthorpe RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Forrester PathInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Hensford GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Newman CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Petrol StationInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Sydenham Station ApproachUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Thakeham CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Possession of weaponsOn or near Holmshaw CloseAwaiting court outcome
Possession of weaponsOn or near Mylis CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Berryman's LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Champion RoadUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Charleville CircusUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Dillwyn CloseUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Elderton RoadUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Fairlawn ParkUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Fairlawn ParkUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Lockwood CloseUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Lyric MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Newlands ParkInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Petrol StationUnable to prosecute suspect
Public orderOn or near Prospect CloseUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Spring HillUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Sydenham Station ApproachUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Spring HillUnder investigation
RobberyOn or near Sunnydene StreetUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
ShopliftingOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Bays CloseUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Fairview CloseUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Kent House RoadUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Lockwood CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Spring HillInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Sydenham Station ApproachUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Watlington GroveInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Burghill RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Crystal Palace Park RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Dillwyn CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Vehicle crimeOn or near Dukesthorpe RoadUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Dukesthorpe RoadUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Earlsthorpe RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Fairlawn ParkInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Knighton Park RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Knighton Park RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Princethorpe RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Princethorpe RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Prospect CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near St Bartholomew's CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Tannsfeld RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near The PeakInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Venner RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Whittell GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Adamsrill RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Allwood CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brasted CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bryden CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Cator RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Collingtree RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Crystal Palace Park RoadAction to be taken by another organisation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dillwyn CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Elderton RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Elderton RoadLocal resolution
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Elderton RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Fairview CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Fairview CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Forrester PathUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near High Level DriveAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Highclere StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Kirtley RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Laurel GroveUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Laurel GroveUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Lyric MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Mylis CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Mylis CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Newlands ParkUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Newman CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Petrol StationUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Queensthorpe MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near SilverdaleUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Sunnydene StreetUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near SupermarketUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Sydenham Station ApproachUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Sydenham Station ApproachUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Talisman SquareUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Thakeham CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Venner RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Venner RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Venner RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Vigilant CloseUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Watlington GroveUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Watlington GroveUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Watlington GroveUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Wells Park RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Westwood PlaceUnder investigation
Sydenham on the force site

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
Article 4 direction

Small HMO Northern ExtensionSHMOEXTA4

Conservation area

Cobbs CornerLEWCA25

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

About Planning Data

Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

Live feed
600applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 6 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of replacement windows and doors with timber sash windows on the front elevation, uPVC casement windows at the rear and side and a uPVC door at the rear for the flats at 7 Peak Hill Avenue, SE26

    7 PEAK HILL AVENUE, LONDON, SE26 4LG · DC/26/144947 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗
  2. 6 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of replacement windows and doors with timber sash windows on the front elevation, uPVC sash and casement windows at the rear and side and a uPVC door at the rear for the flats at 18 Peak Hill Avenue, SE26

    18 PEAK HILL AVENUE, LONDON, SE26 4LG · DC/26/144946 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗
  3. 6 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of replacement windows and doors with timber sash windows on the front and side elevation, uPVC sash windows at the rear and a uPVC door at the rear for the flats at 10 Peak Hill Avenue, SE26

    10 PEAK HILL AVENUE, LONDON, SE26 4LG · DC/26/144945 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗
  4. 10 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    Replacement of the existing windows and doors property with new double glazed uPVC framed windows, composite front entrance doors, and uPVC rear door at 153 Silverdale SE26.

    153 SILVERDALE, LONDON, SE26 4SQ · DC/26/144673 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗
  5. 10 July 2026Approved

    Retrospective advertisement consent for the display of an externally illuminated fascia sign and hanging sign at 79 Sydenham Road SE26.

    79 SYDENHAM ROAD, LONDON, SE26 5UA · DC/26/144677 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗
  6. 22 June 2026Application Under Consideration

    Installation of replacement timber sash and casement windows and door in the front elevation and uPVC windows and door on the rear elevation to the flats at 10 Peak Hill Gardens SE26.

    10A PEAK HILL GARDENS, LONDON, SE26 4LE · DC/26/144470 · LewishamOpen on the council's portal ↗

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

About the Planning London Datahub

Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near SE26 4LF, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

24everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

8

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 126 mKirkdale Convenience Store297, KirkdaleMap ↗
  2. 239 mEndora House Food & Wine28, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  3. 294 mPFC42, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  4. 376 mIstanbul91, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  5. 477 mRam Convenience Store159, KirkdaleMap ↗
  6. 519 mTo Tu Polish Food Shop104, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  7. 547 mLidl106-112, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  8. 758 mS K Food & Wine168, Sydenham RoadMap ↗

Health

7

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 168 mTouchwood Pharmacy264, KirkdaleMap ↗
  2. 304 mBolney Court Dental Practice3, Lawrie Park RoadMap ↗
  3. 327 mSuperdrug73-77, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  4. 476 mWells Park PracticeWells Park Road, Upper SydenhamMap ↗
  5. 517 mPerfucare Pharmacy136, KirkdaleMap ↗
  6. 1.1 kmSydenham Green Health Centre26, Holmshaw CloseMap ↗
  7. 1.1 kmThe Vale Medical Centre195-197, Perry ValeMap ↗

Exercise

3

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

  1. 409 mThe Gym Group74-78, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmNSC Diving PoolGrand Centre Walk, Crystal PalaceMap ↗
  3. 1.2 kmNSC 50m poolGrand Centre Walk, Crystal PalaceMap ↗

Civic and everyday

6

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 230 mVenner Road HallVenner Road, PengeMap ↗
  2. 311 mSydenham Post Office44, Sydenham RoadMap ↗
  3. 825 mWells Park Community CentreWells Park Road, Upper SydenhamMap ↗
  4. 864 mForest Hill LibraryThorpewood Avenue, Upper SydenhamMap ↗
  5. 920 mPenge East Community CentreStation Road, PengeMap ↗
  6. 973 mSydenham LibrarySydenham Road, Lower SydenhamMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of SE26 4LF, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

16open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 158 mKirkdale GreenUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  2. 428 mMayow ParkLower Sydenham, Perry ValeMap ↗
  3. 522 mMacColl GardensUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  4. 657 mBaird GardensUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  5. 786 mAlbion Millennium GreenUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  6. 908 mBaxters FieldUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  7. 960 mSydenham Wells ParkUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  8. 1.0 kmLammas Green Private EstateUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗

Playgrounds

4

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 542 mYoung persons activity areaDacres Road, Lower SydenhamMap ↗
  2. 1.1 kmHome Park Adventure PlaygroundWinchfield Road, Lower SydenhamMap ↗
  3. 1.1 kmCrystal Palace PlaygroundGrand Centre Walk, Crystal PalaceMap ↗
  4. 1.3 kmDinosaur PlaygroundGrand Centre Walk, Crystal PalaceMap ↗

Nature and water

4

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 471 mDacres Wood Nature ReserveUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  2. 1.3 kmTarleton GardensUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  3. 1.4 kmHillcreste Estate WoodlandUpper Sydenham, Forest HillMap ↗
  4. 1.4 kmSydenham Hill WoodUpper Sydenham, DulwichMap ↗

Outdoor sport

0

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Look this place up in detail

Each of these opens on SE26 4LF, the postcode anchoring SE26, and queries its own source only when you open it.