Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatsworth Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 239th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chatsworth Way (SE27 9HR) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chatsworth Way (SE27 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Villas | β |
| 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 | 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 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | York Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpenden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pagoda Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manns Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ullswater Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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