Total Crime Rate

119.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bewlys Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 343rd highest 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 Bewlys Road (SE27 0LA) in the last 12 months was 119.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bewlys Road (SE27 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Point Close. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bewlys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Public order Knights Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holderness Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Vincent Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edge Point Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Edge Point Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothschild Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lindway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Casewick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tredwell Road —
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Data Sources

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