Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.4 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 44.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.4 1/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Poynders Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poynders Road (SW4 8PS) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poynders Road (SW4 8PS), the main crime hotspot is near Rathmell Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poynders Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bateman Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clarence Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plummer Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathmell Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rathmell Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scrutton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Poynders Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poynders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poynders Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragmore Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Atkins Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowie Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Bateman Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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