Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Battenberg Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 247th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Battenberg Walk (SE19 1AR) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Battenberg Walk (SE19 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Gatestone Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gipsy Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Whiteley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cawnpore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mountbatten Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gipsy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulwich Wood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodland Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cawnpore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colby Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gatestone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtney Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Essex Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mountbatten Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Alexandra Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | — |
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