Total Crime Rate
255.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clive Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 115th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clive Road (SE21 8DF) in the last 12 months was 255.3 per 1,000 residents and was 159.6% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 164.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clive Road (SE21 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elmworth Grove, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Bernards Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nello James Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Approach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tritton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vale Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beeton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beeton Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Park Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Park Hall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clive Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Martell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tritton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alleyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nello James Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ildersly Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | A2199 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elmworth Grove | Under investigation |
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