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

Clapham Common West Side area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Balham , and the 349th highest crime rate of 825 local areas in Wandsworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9AY) in the last 12 months was 90.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 183.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowood Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.