Total Crime Rate
159.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clapham Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 230th highest crime rate of 793 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 Clapham Road (SW9 0LA) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clapham Road (SW9 0LA), 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 | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Carroun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kibworth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hampson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hampson Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hampson Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Island Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caldwell Street | Under investigation |
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