Total Crime Rate

19.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 19.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Chestnut Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 23rd lowest crime rate of 768 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 Chestnut Road (SE27 9LF) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% lower than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

In the area around Chestnut Road (SE27 9LF), 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 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hannen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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