Crime Rates at Highland Road, London, SE19 1HN

Highland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 86th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highland Road (SE19 1HN) in the last 12 months was 338.9 per 1,000 residents and was 244.6% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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