Total Crime Rate

110.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 110.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clapham Crescent area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 375th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Crescent (SW4 7LB) in the last 12 months was 110.5 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Crescent (SW4 7LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 336 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgeley Lane (67 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clapham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rigge Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbeville Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leppoc Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Leppoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clapham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Triangle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row —
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rigge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crescent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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