Total Crime Rate

93.1 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 93.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lords Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 352nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lords Close (SE21 8JH) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lords Close (SE21 8JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Nex Mews, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lancaster Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lords Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Hexham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Idmiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Idmiston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardlui Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardlui Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lords Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lords Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavengro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carson Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pagoda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Nex Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Nex Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Nex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Nex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Nex Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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