Total Crime Rate

82.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 82.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charters Close area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 279th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Charters Close (SE19 1QW) in the last 12 months was 82.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charters Close (SE19 1QW), 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 Charters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brabourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Wood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baird Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baird Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sainsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gipsy Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Mountbatten Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brabourne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thorsden Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Whiteley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiteley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Surrey Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paxton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montserrat Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Paxton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Drive —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexandra Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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