Total Crime Rate
110.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Britannia Close 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 Britannia Close (SW4 7NL) 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 Britannia Close (SW4 7NL), 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.
View Crime In Clapham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clapham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clement Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clement Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clement Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clapham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bicycle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clapham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Clapham High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clapham High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bicycle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bicycle Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgeley Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbeville Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Carpenter'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Carpenter'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Carpenter'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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