Crime Rates at Elder Road, London, SE27 9NB

Elder Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 81st 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 Elder Road (SE27 9NB) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elder Road (SE27 9NB), 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.