Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 8BB
How much crime is recorded in SW4 8BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Common North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
SW4 8BBLondon
How safe is SW4 8BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 8BB area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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 8BBNational
Burglary24.09.1
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Vehicle crime10.63.5
Other theft7.24.5
Drugs5.92.4
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Theft from the person1.72.1
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.71.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.