Total Crime Rate
126.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Friar 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpenden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolfington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Julian'S Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knolly'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
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