Total Crime Rate
12.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clapham Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Road (SW9 0HY) in the last 12 months was 12.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapham Road (SW9 0HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobbett Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lett Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crewdson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Handforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Printers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Printers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mowll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Printers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Durand Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mandela Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackford Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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