Total Crime Rate

687.5 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 687.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 255.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.1 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Robbery 71.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
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

Voltaire Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 38th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 687.5 per 1,000 residents and was 205.8% 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 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 250.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Edgeley Lane. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Voltaire Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hazlewood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Luke'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sibella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Haselrigge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rigge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Edgeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlebury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlebury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlebury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Littlebury Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bicycle Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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