Total Crime Rate
454.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Alphonsus Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 66th highest crime rate of 793 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 St Alphonsus Road (SW4 7AW) in the last 12 months was 454.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.7% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 61 (β 184.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 307.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Alphonsus Road (SW4 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clapham Common South Side, where police recorded 422 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (103 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelsons Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Venn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Common | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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