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Crime in SE1 8

How much crime is recorded in SE1 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
13,589 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE1 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE1 8, 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
187
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Theft from the person49.52.1
Other theft35.44.5
Anti-social behaviour27.810.7
Burglary26.49.1
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Shoplifting17.08.4
Robbery7.51.4
Public order6.14.6
Bicycle theft5.51.0
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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