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Crime in SW8 1

How much crime is recorded in SW8 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
20,368 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW8 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW8 1, above 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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).

SW8 1National
Theft from the person22.22.1
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour21.010.7
Shoplifting17.28.4
Burglary10.79.1
Other theft9.54.5
Robbery7.31.4
Public order5.04.6
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Drugs3.22.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

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.

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