Total Crime Rate
111.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Aubyn'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brunel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Paxton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westow Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victory Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Becondale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paddock Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Aubyn'S Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | St Aubyn'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haynes Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mountbatten Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicars Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicars Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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