Total Crime Rate

37.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 37.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lords Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Lords Close (SE21 8JH) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lords Close (SE21 8JH), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Nex Mews. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lords Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tulsemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Idmiston Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Lavengro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thurlow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thurlow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastmearn Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Carson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagoda Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pagoda Grove —
Apr 2026Robbery Carson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birkbeck Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tulsemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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