Crime Rates at Mountbatten Close, London, SE19 1AP

Mountbatten Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 141st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountbatten Close (SE19 1AP) in the last 12 months was 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountbatten Close (SE19 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawke Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicars Oak Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.