Crime Rate in Clapham Common & Abbeville, ward

Clapham Common & Abbeville has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 1614th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 328th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Clapham Common & Abbeville in the last 12 months was 101.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clapham Common & Abbeville’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 235 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 316 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Clapham Common & Abbeville ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lessar Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.