Total Crime Rate

144.1 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clarence Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Clapham Park , and the 260th highest crime rate of 793 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 8LA) in the last 12 months was 144.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Clapham Park average (68.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (β‰ˆ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarence Avenue (SW4 8LA), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Clarence Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thorncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowater Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bowater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patio Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Thornbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Helby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helby Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leppoc Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patio Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Common Mile Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Common Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mayfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holm Oak Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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