Total Crime Rate
81.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highland Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (SE19 1DS) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highland Road (SE19 1DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicars Oak Road, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatestone Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gatestone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haynes Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haynes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haynes Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dulwich Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gatestone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | South Vale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Camden Hill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Courtney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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