Postcode · London
Crime in SE1 7LS
How much crime is recorded in SE1 7LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,416 (2024)
SE1 7LSLondon
How safe is SE1 7LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE1 7LS 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
36.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE1 7LSNational
Burglary60.79.1
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour26.810.7
Other theft22.44.5
Theft from the person20.02.1
Public order7.94.6
Shoplifting4.88.4
Robbery2.61.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 70% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.