Total Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Margaret Rutherford Place area has the 12th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 340th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Margaret Rutherford Place (SW12 0JR) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Rutherford Place (SW12 0JR), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Margaret Rutherford Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Honeybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Scholars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranmere Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pentney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Burnbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burnbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Burnbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hydethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Honeybrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benjamin Mews β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Benjamin Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Weir Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sanderstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambray Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laitwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limerick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Honeybrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belthorn Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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