Total Crime Rate
123.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crescent Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 321st 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 Crescent Lane (SW4 9PT) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (86.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -76.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 204.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Lane (SW4 9PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holwood Place, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Franconia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Franconia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Franconia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Maple Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Allnutt Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allnutt Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mayfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elms Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northbourne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patio Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caldervale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caldervale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Patio Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Patio Close | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.