Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 124.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lynette Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 312th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lynette Avenue (SW4 9HE) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lynette Avenue (SW4 9HE), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham South. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lynette Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynette Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lessar Avenue
Sep 2025Drugs Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lessar Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lessar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Gerards Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Clapham South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clapham Common South Side
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common South Side Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wakeford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lynette Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cautley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gower Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gower Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Timothy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Timothy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Klea Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Narbonne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bonneville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonneville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shandon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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