Total Crime Rate

1304.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

413.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1304.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 457.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 413.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 253.3 10/10
  • Other theft 175.6 10/10
  • Robbery 106.7 10/10
  • Public order 51.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 44.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.6 7/10
  • Drugs 31.1 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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 High Street area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Clapham East , and the 15th 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 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 1304.4 per 1,000 residents and was 460.0% higher than the Clapham East average (233.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 206 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 186 (≈ 413.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Clapham High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holwood Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nelsons Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clapham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Clapham High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelsons Row
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

Data Sources

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