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

Clapham High Street area has the highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 793 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 7UG) in the last 12 months was 2929.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1573.6% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 391 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 114 (≈ 473.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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