Total Crime Rate

128.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Advance Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 297th 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 Advance Road (SE27 9LT) in the last 12 months was 128.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (β‰ˆ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Advance Road (SE27 9LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curnick'S Lane, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gipsy Road Gardens (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Advance Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millhouse Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ladas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunelm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunelm Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weaver Walk β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Benton'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Advance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ernest Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waring Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waring Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curnick'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curnick'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curnick'S Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Weaver Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A215 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millhouse Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Gipsy Road Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B232 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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