Total Crime Rate

125.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 125.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Chelsham Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 322nd 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 6NP) in the last 12 months was 125.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelsham Road (SW4 6NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landor Road, where police recorded 136 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chelsham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Larkhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cadmus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fenwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Public order Clapham North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Union Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Jeffrey'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Landor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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