Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Union Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 359th 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 Union Road (SW4 6JF) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Clapham East average (233.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (SW4 6JF), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gauden Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gauden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Union Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelman Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Singer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Kelman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Larkhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sibella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Edgeley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timber Mill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Albion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Houghton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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