Total Crime Rate
100.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Franklin 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolfington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainthorpe Road | Under investigation |
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