Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 36.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bentons Lane 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 Bentons Lane (SE27 9TZ) 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 Bentons Lane (SE27 9TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Gipsy Road Gardens. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bentons Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Aubyn Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Salter'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibbs Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibbs Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Champness Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Bernards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Bernards Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tannoy Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Denis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Denis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Benton'S Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eylewood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tannoy Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stable Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salter'S Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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