Total Crime Rate

212.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 212.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
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 7th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 149th 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 Gipsy Hill (SE19 1QL) in the last 12 months was 212.8 per 1,000 residents and was 116.4% 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 18 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 Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 94.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Hill (SE19 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Paxton Place. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gipsy Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebehyrst Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rusholme Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hunters Meadow Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunters Meadow —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dulwich Wood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Paxton Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Crescent —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bristow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bristow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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