Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 114.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Elms Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 362nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elms Road (SW4 9EX) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elms Road (SW4 9EX), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elms Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Klea Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsopp Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gower Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abbeville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Abbeville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shandon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shandon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsopp Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandalay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Worsopp Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Worsopp Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Worsopp Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narbonne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Narbonne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandalay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caldervale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Gerards Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hambalt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clapham Common South Side —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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