Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 100.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Franklin Close area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 386th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Close (SE27 0PT) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Close (SE27 0PT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Franklin Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bloom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolfington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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