Total Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 223.5 10/10
  • Other theft 47.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Town area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 139th highest crime rate of 793 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 0JW) in the last 12 months was 223.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% higher than the Clapham Town average (114.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Town (SW4 0JW), the main crime hotspot is near Clapham Common South Side. Police recorded 422 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Old Town area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venn Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bromell'S Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bromell'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bromell'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Pavement Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Pavement Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Pavement Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Pavement Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Venn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Lydon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Venn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Venn Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Venn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmont Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Belmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belmont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Pavement Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonhouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stonhouse Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Polygon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Polygon —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fitzwilliam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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