Total Crime Rate

255.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 255.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Robbery 17.6 10/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Moresby Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Clapham Town , and the 124th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Moresby Walk (SW8 3AU) in the last 12 months was 255.1 per 1,000 residents and was 108.4% higher than the Clapham Town average (122.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moresby Walk (SW8 3AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daley Thompson Way (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Moresby Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wandsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bewick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charlotte Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silverthorne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rozel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Newby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Rule Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silverthorne Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Turret Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heath Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B224
Apr 2026Bicycle theft B224 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Rule Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Charlotte Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rectory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daley Thompson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A3036 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bev Callender Close
Apr 2026Burglary Charlotte Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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