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Crime in SW4 9LS

How much crime is recorded in SW4 9LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Clapham South
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,359 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW4 9LS

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 9LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW4 9LSNational
Vehicle crime19.13.5
Burglary7.19.1
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Other theft6.84.5
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.31.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Public order0.54.6
Drugs0.12.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 42% 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.

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