Total Crime Rate

361.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 361.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.2 10/10
  • Other theft 48.3 10/10
  • Public order 26.8 10/10
  • Robbery 21.5 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Devane Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 80th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devane Way (SE27 0DF) in the last 12 months was 361.9 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% 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 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devane Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodbrooke Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Devane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Knights Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knight'S Hill Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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