Total Crime Rate

202.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 202.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Rule Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 167th highest crime rate of 768 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 St Rule Street (SW8 3LL) in the last 12 months was 202.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% lower than the Clapham East average (233.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Rule Street (SW8 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Rule Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rozel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Charlotte Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portslade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portslade Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Barry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Crichton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wandsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rule Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order St Rule Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B224 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B224
Apr 2026Burglary Turret Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cubitt Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverthorne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brayburne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pensbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hesewall Close
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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