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Crime in SE21 8

How much crime is recorded in SE21 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
22,275 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE21 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE21 8, 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
29.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).

SE21 8National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Shoplifting9.88.4
Vehicle crime7.63.5
Other theft6.34.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery2.01.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.61.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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