Crime Rates at Clapham Common West Side, London, SW4 9AS

Clapham Common West Side area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9AS) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Balham average (128.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clavering Place, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clapham Common West Side (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.