Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunelm Grove 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 Dunelm Grove (SE27 9JZ) 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 Dunelm Grove (SE27 9JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windsor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weaver Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunelm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunelm Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunelm Grove | β |
| 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 | Bloom Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloom Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bloom Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A215 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A215 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Advance Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Waring Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waring Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwood High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curnick'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curnick'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ernest Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Weaver Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Curnick'S Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Norwood | Under investigation |
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