Total Crime Rate
122.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clapham Town has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 1055th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 220th highest crime rate of 703 wards.
The overall crime rate in Clapham Town in the last 12 months was 122.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Clapham Townβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 382 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -35.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 534 (β 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the Clapham Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 382 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Nightclub (101 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.
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