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

Clapham Common South Side area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 39th 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 Common South Side (SW4 9DT) in the last 12 months was 671.3 per 1,000 residents and was 563.8% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clapham Common South Side (SW4 9DT), the main crime hotspot is near Lessar Avenue. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.