Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prioress Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 301st 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 Prioress Road (SE27 0NW) in the last 12 months was 126.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prioress Road (SE27 0NW), 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.
View Crime In Gipsy Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolfington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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