Crime Rates at Elms Crescent, London, SW4 8QX

Elms Crescent area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elms Crescent (SW4 8QX) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Crescent (SW4 8QX), the main crime hotspot is near Trouville Road. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.