Total Crime Rate
226.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelsham Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 142nd 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 Chelsham Road (SW4 6NN) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Clapham East average (233.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsham Road (SW4 6NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham North (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clapham Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clapham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaskell Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Union Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Aristotle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Houghton Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Landor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Landor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Buxton Mews | Under investigation |
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