Total Crime Rate

673.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

215.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 673.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 255.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 215.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.2 10/10
  • Other theft 99.4 10/10
  • Robbery 71.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 768 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 673.3 per 1,000 residents and was 189.0% higher than the Clapham East average (233.0 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 215.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Voltaire Road (SW4 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Edgeley Lane. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Voltaire Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prescott Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sibella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendoa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kendoa Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Slievemore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slievemore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kendoa Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tremadoc Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tremadoc Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft White'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row —
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigge Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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