Total Crime Rate

394.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 394.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 170.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 16.0 10/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lancaster Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 75th 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 Lancaster Avenue (SE27 9HU) in the last 12 months was 394.8 per 1,000 residents and was 312.5% 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 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 92.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Avenue (SE27 9HU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tulse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ulverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagoda Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pagoda Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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