Total Crime Rate

633.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 633.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 282.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.9 10/10
  • Other theft 40.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.3 10/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lindway area has the highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lindway (SE27 0QL) in the last 12 months was 633.7 per 1,000 residents and was 562.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 179.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindway (SE27 0QL), the main crime hotspot is near Edge Point Close. Police recorded 134 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lindway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodcote Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lindway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edge Point Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Vincent Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Preston Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Vincent Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edge Point Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holderness Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Crown Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lindway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holderness Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Casewick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tredwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lakeview Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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