Crime Rates at Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 7AD

Clapham Common South Side area has the 6th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 44th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Common South Side (SW4 7AD) in the last 12 months was 566.7 per 1,000 residents and was 245.9% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Common South Side (SW4 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (101 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.