Crime Rates at Thornton Road, London, SW12 0LD

Thornton Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 54th 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 0LD) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Road (SW12 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lexton Gardens, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Salford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.