Total Crime Rate

229.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 229.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Robbery 23.7 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gipsy Hill area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 141st highest crime rate of 768 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 229.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 118.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Hill (SE19 1QL), the main crime hotspot is near Paxton Place. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gipsy Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cawnpore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cawnpore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaks Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oaks Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thorsden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brabourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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