Crime Rates at Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7SS

Clapham High Street area has the highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 3rd 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 Clapham High Street (SW4 7SS) in the last 12 months was 2643.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1513.4% 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 Shoplifting with 264 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 1300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 124 (≈ 514.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham High Street (SW4 7SS), 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.