Crime Rates at Princess Cottages, London, SE19 1TW

Princess Cottages area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 271st lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Cottages (SE19 1TW) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Cottages (SE19 1TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westow Hill, where police recorded 104 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatestone Road (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.