Crime Rates at Old Town, London, SW4 0JL

Old Town area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 113th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Town (SW4 0JL) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% higher than the Clapham Town average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 154.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Town (SW4 0JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapham Common South Side, where police recorded 301 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham Common (69 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.