Total Crime Rate

155.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 7/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Claylands Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 247th 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 Claylands Road (SW8 1NU) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claylands Road (SW8 1NU), the main crime hotspot is near Harleyford Street. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Claylands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prima Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prima Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prima Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Island Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Offley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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