Total Crime Rate
500.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Windmill Drive area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 54th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Drive (SW4 9DE) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 475.8% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -23.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (β 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Windmill Drive (SW4 9DE), the main crime hotspot is near Lessar Avenue. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lessar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lynette Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Gerards Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Windmill Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Windmill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clapham Common South Side | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Common South Side | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lynette Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynette Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lynette Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lynette Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynette Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynette Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wakeford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cautley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Timothy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timothy Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lessar Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Windmill Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lessar Avenue | β |
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