Crime Rates at Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 9BX

Clapham Common South Side area has the 40th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 253rd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clapham Common South Side (SW4 9BX) in the last 12 months was 146.3 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Common South Side (SW4 9BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Pavement, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.