Crime Rates at Chip Street, London, SW4 6AH

Chip Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 14th 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 Chip Street (SW4 6AH) in the last 12 months was 1342.2 per 1,000 residents and was 496.9% higher than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 240 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 7 cases , down -12.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 373.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chip Street (SW4 6AH), 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.