Total Crime Rate
187.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelsham Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 173rd 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 Chelsham Road (SW4 6NW) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% lower than the Clapham East average (224.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsham Road (SW4 6NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Landor Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham North (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Slievemore Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clapham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Atherfold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Atherfold Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tregothnan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stirling Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dennis Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dennis Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dennis Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mayflower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fergusson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Timber Mill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Voltaire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bromfelde Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stirling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stirling Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fenwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fenwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fenwick Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fenwick Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Slievemore Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Smedley Street | Under investigation |
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