Postcode · London
Crime in SE5 9AP
How much crime is recorded in SE5 9AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herne Hill East
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,835 (2024)
SE5 9APLondon
How safe is SE5 9AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE5 9AP 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
SE5 9APNational
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Burglary13.79.1
Shoplifting10.88.4
Vehicle crime8.73.5
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Theft from the person5.92.1
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Robbery3.31.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Drugs1.72.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 21% 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.