Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 8QL
How much crime is recorded in SW4 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Park West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
SW4 8QLLondon
How safe is SW4 8QL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 8QL 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
15.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8QLNational
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Other theft4.04.5
Burglary3.89.1
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.