Postcode · London
Crime in SW4 7EA
How much crime is recorded in SW4 7EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acre Lane
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SW4 7EALondon
How safe is SW4 7EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW4 7EA area, 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW4 7EANational
Shoplifting33.48.4
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Theft from the person17.12.1
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Burglary15.39.1
Other theft9.44.5
Robbery6.41.4
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% 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.