Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Princess Cottages area has the 34th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Cottages (SE19 1TW) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Cottages (SE19 1TW), the main crime hotspot is near Westow Hill. Police recorded 122 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Princess Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Aubyn'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brunel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stoney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Paxton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Becondale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paddock Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Aubyn'S Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Aubyn'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haynes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mountbatten Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicars Oak Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vicars Oak Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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