Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 3AB
How much crime is recorded in SW8 3AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
SW8 3ABLondon
How safe is SW8 3AB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 3AB area, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
SW8 3ABNational
Burglary28.19.1
Anti-social behaviour19.410.7
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Other theft7.84.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Drugs3.42.4
Public order2.84.6
Theft from the person2.12.1
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Robbery1.71.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.