Total Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 18.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Scholars Road area has the lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scholars Road (SW12 0PG) in the last 12 months was 18.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.0% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Scholars Road (SW12 0PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ethelbert Street, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Molly Huggins Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scholars Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Margaret Rutherford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scholars Road
Apr 2026Drugs Griffin Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Griffin Mews
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavendish Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Zennor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Molly Huggins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Byrne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byrne Road
Apr 2026Other theft Haverhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laitwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laitwood Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haverhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelbert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ethelbert Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hydethorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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