Total Crime Rate

454.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 454.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 93.9 10/10
  • Other theft 72.7 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Robbery 33.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.3 7/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in St Alphonsus Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nelsons Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Venn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crescent Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Common Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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