Total Crime Rate

176.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 176.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Windsor Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 201st 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 Windsor Close (SE27 9LU) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windsor Close (SE27 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Curnick'S Lane, where police recorded 43 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.

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Crime Over Time in Windsor Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Grove β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Curnick'S Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrim Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunelm Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Place β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Basil Gardens β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windsor Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Windsor Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aubyn Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Curnick'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beadman Street β€”
Apr 2026Public order Ernest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A215 β€”
Apr 2026Public order Ernest Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rothschild Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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