Crime Rates at Lessar Avenue, London, SW4 9HL

Lessar Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 94th 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 Lessar Avenue (SW4 9HL) in the last 12 months was 310.3 per 1,000 residents and was 257.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 113.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lessar Avenue (SW4 9HL), 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.