Total Crime Rate

2929.5 per 1,000 10/10 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 2929.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 1622.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 348.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 244.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 219.9 10/10
  • Robbery 145.2 10/10
  • Other theft 116.2 10/10
  • Public order 74.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 41.5 10/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Other crime 33.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
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

Venn Street area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 2nd 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 Venn Street (SW4 0BD) in the last 12 months was 2929.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1573.6% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 391 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (β‰ˆ 473.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venn Street (SW4 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapham Common South Side, where police recorded 422 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Venn Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Venn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromell'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromell'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromell'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venn Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Venn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Venn Street Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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