Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 0LY
How much crime is recorded in SW4 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Old Town
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,766 (2024)
SW4 0LYLondon
How safe is SW4 0LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 0LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW4 0LYNational
Burglary11.99.1
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft4.04.5
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Public order0.44.6
Criminal damage and arson0.24.7
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.