Sydenham Hill
Middle areaSouth Southwark. 8,252 people in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Sydenham Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sydenham Hill
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sydenham Hill at a rate of 72.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 173 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 99 |
| Vehicle crime | 93 |
| Other crime | 76 |
| Burglary | 49 |
| Robbery | 30 |
| Theft from the person | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sydenham Hill compares
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Is Sydenham Hill safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sydenham Hill at a rate of 72.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 157.8 per 1,000 people across Southwark.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 53 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sydenham Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (173), anti-social behaviour (99) and vehicle crime (93).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Southwark
These figures are published for the whole of Southwark, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Southwark and not Sydenham Hill alone. See Southwark
Sydenham Hill in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sydenham Hill was £476,250 in 2025.
Sydenham Hill had 8,480 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Sydenham Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sydenham Hill, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.