Total Crime Rate

237.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 47.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Claylands Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 128th 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 Claylands Road (SW8 1NZ) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 108.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Claylands Road (SW8 1NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ebbisham Drive. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 23 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
Sep 2025Burglary Ashmole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elias Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crewdson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebbisham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Handforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palfrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harleyford Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place β€”

Data Sources

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