Total Crime Rate

178.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 178.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hemberton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 188th 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 Hemberton Road (SW9 9LF) in the last 12 months was 178.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (β‰ˆ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemberton Road (SW9 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hemberton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arlesford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Atherfold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Atherfold Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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