Total Crime Rate
134.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gibbs Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 287th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gibbs Avenue (SE19 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 134.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gibbs Avenue (SE19 1JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawke Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Square (13 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hermitage Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Central Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Central Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Surridge Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingston Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wicks Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Crystal Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Essex Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oakwood Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hawke Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibbs Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ilkley Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ilkley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakwood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Rise | β |
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