Total Crime Rate

340.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very 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 340.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.7 10/10
  • Other theft 40.2 10/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Robbery 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Devane Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 85th highest 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 Devane Way (SE27 0DF) in the last 12 months was 340.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.2% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (β‰ˆ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devane Way (SE27 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devane Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manns Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Manns Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manns Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ullswater Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street β€”

Data Sources

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