Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 196.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Other theft 27.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.6 7/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 12.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (SW8 3BU) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Clapham Town average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -64.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 64.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (SW8 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heather Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daley Thompson Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Basnett Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Taybridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abberley Mews β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queenstown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Victoria Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingelow Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turnchapel Mews β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Turnchapel Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnchapel Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufoy Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Philip Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Philip Square β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashley Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Thompson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Newby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Willard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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