Total Crime Rate
11.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clapham Common West Side area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Lavender , and the 23rd 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 9BB) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Lavender average (137.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Clapham Common West Side (SW4 9BB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alfriston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culmstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowood Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bowood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Clapham Common West Side | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clapham Common West Side | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marney Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culmstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marjorie Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culmstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marjorie Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ashness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashness Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Muncaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Culmstock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alfriston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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