Total Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Voltaire Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 257th lowest crime rate of 793 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 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelsons Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Reed Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Reed Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tremadoc Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tremadoc Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Timber Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Road | Under investigation |
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