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Crime in SW16 5

How much crime is recorded in SW16 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
29,152 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW16 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW16 5, 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
34.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW16 5National
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Burglary14.69.1
Shoplifting8.18.4
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Other theft5.24.5
Public order3.44.6
Drugs3.02.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Robbery2.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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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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