Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunbar Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 222nd 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 Dunbar Street (SE27 9JY) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 616.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunbar Street (SE27 9JY), 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 (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Knight'S Hill Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunelm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunelm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Manns Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culzean Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | East Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manns Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dalton Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A215 | β |
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