Total Crime Rate

76.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Battenberg 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.

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Crime Over Time in Battenberg Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Whiteley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawnpore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawnpore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gatestone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road —

Data Sources

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