Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.6 8/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Union Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 353rd 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 Union Road (SW4 6JF) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% lower than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (SW4 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Avenue. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelman Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buxton Mews —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mccall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mccall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gaskell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Larkhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larkhall Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southville Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Smedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayflower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mayflower Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Mayflower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaskell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mccall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Courland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hazlewood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edgeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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