Total Crime Rate

472.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 472.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 106.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Drugs 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clapham Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 65th highest crime rate of 793 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 Clapham Road (SW9 0JG) in the last 12 months was 472.7 per 1,000 residents and was 292.6% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 138.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Road (SW9 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oval, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Magee Street (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Clapham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Handforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Crewdson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crewdson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Prima Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palfrey Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elias Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ashmole Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowling Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perseverance Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranmer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perseverance Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mandela Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Magee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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