Crime Rates at Highland Road, London, SE19 1DS

Highland Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (SE19 1DS) in the last 12 months was 73.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highland Road (SE19 1DS), 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.