Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 57.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

York Hill area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 768 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 York Hill (SE27 0AA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Hill (SE27 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tulse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ulverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrith Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maley Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
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Data Sources

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