Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 114.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Clarence Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 768 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 Clarence Avenue (SW4 8JP) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Avenue (SW4 8JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Clarence Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caldervale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathmell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathmell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragmore Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bateman Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bateman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leppoc Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Leppoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plummer Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Poynders Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poynders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poynders Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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