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Crime in SW4 9

How much crime is recorded in SW4 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
30,957 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW4 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW4 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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).

SW4 9National
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary13.49.1
Shoplifting10.48.4
Vehicle crime9.93.5
Other theft7.64.5
Theft from the person4.12.1
Public order3.64.6
Robbery2.81.4
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% 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.

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