Total Crime Rate

430.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 430.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 283.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Drugs 25.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Robbery 14.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carfax Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 66th 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 Carfax Place (SW4 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 430.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Carfax Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/200)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Alphonsus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clapham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Venn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Venn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teignmouth Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham Common Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Carpenter'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Carpenter'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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