Total Crime Rate

180.8 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· 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 180.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dunbar Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 192nd highest crime rate of 768 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 180.8 per 1,000 residents and was 88.9% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 79.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 520.8% 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 102 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dunbar Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothschild Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ernest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Robson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ernest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadman Street β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Chestnut Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Grove β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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