Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 6LY
How much crime is recorded in SW4 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,588 (2024)
SW4 6LYLondon
How safe is SW4 6LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 6LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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 6LYNational
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary13.49.1
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft4.04.5
Theft from the person2.62.1
Public order2.64.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.61.5
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.