Total Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarence Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 154th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clarence Avenue (SW4 8DN) in the last 12 months was 55.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarence Avenue (SW4 8DN), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Clapham Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Briarwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dragmore Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Briarwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briarwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Brickfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plummer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plummer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Plummer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plummer Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clarence Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Leppoc Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leppoc Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bateman Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bateman Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rathmell Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rathmell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maple Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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