Total Crime Rate
94.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charters Close area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 362nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charters Close (SE19 1QW) in the last 12 months was 94.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charters Close (SE19 1QW), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dulwich Wood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sainsbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rouse Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristow Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bristow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bristow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteley Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Baird Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hunters Meadow | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hunters Meadow | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hunters Meadow | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Paxton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingston Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Becondale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingston Square | — |
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