Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Claylands Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 351st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Claylands Road (SW8 1PH) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Claylands Road (SW8 1PH), 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 Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ebbisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ebbisham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ebbisham Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Handforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harleyford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Claylands Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kibworth Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elias Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crewdson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebbisham Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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