Total Crime Rate
158.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nelsons Row area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nelsons Row (SW4 7JR) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelsons Row (SW4 7JR), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Littlebury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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