Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 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 500.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.6 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Robbery 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Other crime 13.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • 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

Windmill 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Windmill Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Gerards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Windmill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Windmill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapham Common South Side β€”
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common South Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lynette Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynette Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cautley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timothy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timothy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Windmill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lessar Avenue β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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