Postcode · London
Crime in SE5 9DB
How much crime is recorded in SE5 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Herne Hill East
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,574 (2024)
SE5 9DBLondon
How safe is SE5 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE5 9DB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9DBNational
Violence and sexual offences21.123.6
Burglary16.09.1
Other theft5.64.5
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.64.6
Theft from the person2.62.1
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.