Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highland 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 1DW) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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 1DW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Highland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Vale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lunham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gatestone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatestone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Haynes Lane β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haynes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Courtney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtney Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cooper'S Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Essex Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawke Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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