Total Crime Rate
237.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claylands 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elias Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crewdson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebbisham Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Handforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebbisham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebbisham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ebbisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harleyford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | β |
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