Total Crime Rate

134.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 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 134.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Prioress Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 295th 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 Prioress Road (SE27 0NW) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% 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 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 Prioress Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Knights Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knight'S Hill Square —
Apr 2026Other theft West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolfington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolfington Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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