Postcode district · London
Crime in SW4
How much crime is recorded in SW4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 82,882 (2024)
SW4Postcode district · London
How safe is SW4
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW4, 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
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).
SW4National
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Burglary15.19.1
Shoplifting12.58.4
Other theft8.24.5
Theft from the person7.82.1
Vehicle crime7.73.5
Public order3.94.6
Robbery3.71.4
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.