Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 8AF
How much crime is recorded in SW4 8AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,379 (2024)
SW4 8AFLondon
How safe is SW4 8AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 8AF 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
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 8AFNational
Anti-social behaviour12.910.7
Violence and sexual offences10.723.6
Other theft8.94.5
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.94.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.