Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.8 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Franklin Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 283rd 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 Franklin Close (SE27 0PT) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% 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 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolfington Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Public order Knights Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knight'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloom Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saints Close 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 Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Knights Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Other theft West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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