Total Crime Rate

126.9 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 126.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Friar Mews 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 Friar Mews (SE27 0PU) 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 Friar Mews (SE27 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Nettlefold Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Friar Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Bloom Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Villas —
Sep 2025Public order Mount Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harpenden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolfington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Julian'S Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlefold Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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