Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thornton Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Road (SW12 0JY) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (SW12 0JY), the main crime hotspot is near Poynders Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Telferscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poynders Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Poynders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Poynders Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plummer Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowie Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scrutton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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