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Crime in SE27

How much crime is recorded in SE27, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
32,011 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SE27

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SE27, 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
31.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).

SE27National
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Shoplifting10.78.4
Burglary9.49.1
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Other theft5.64.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery2.11.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 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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