Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 68.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.6 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gipsy Hill area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dulwich Wood , and the 213th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

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 Gipsy Hill (SE19 1PW) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Dulwich Wood average (70.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Hill (SE19 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Becondale Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunters Meadow (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gipsy Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebehyrst Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Baird Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Meadow
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Hunters Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulwich Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusholme Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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