Crime Rates at Crescent Lane, London, SW4 9PU

Crescent 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 9PU) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 9PU), 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.