Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crescent Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 191st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Lane (SW4 9QH) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Lane (SW4 9QH), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham Common South Side. Police recorded 347 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pavement —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pavement —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Pavement —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wingate Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Venn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Polygon Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Polygon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Polygon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worsopp Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Venn Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Venn Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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