Total Crime Rate

176.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cavendish Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 193rd 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 Cavendish Road (SW12 0BP) in the last 12 months was 176.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.2% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavendish Road (SW12 0BP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cavendish Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rudloe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ravenswood Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benjamin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ormeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Devonshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dagnan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Royal Duchess Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balham New Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balham New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rudloe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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