Total Crime Rate

362.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 362.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 243.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carfax Place area has the 13th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 81st 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 Carfax Place (SW4 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 362.0 per 1,000 residents and was 106.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carfax Place (SW4 7BQ), 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 Carfax Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Crescent Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carpenter'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Clapham Common South Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Common South Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Clapham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Clapham High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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