Total Crime Rate
62.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Voltaire Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 189th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DE) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Clapham East average (233.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clapham Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelsons Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlebury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlebury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Edgeley Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edgeley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Edgeley Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cato Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Edgeley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Edgeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Edgeley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gauden Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gauden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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