Postcode · London
Crime in SW9 6LY
How much crime is recorded in SW9 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell East
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,350 (2024)
SW9 6LYLondon
How safe is SW9 6LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW9 6LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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).
SW9 6LYNational
Anti-social behaviour36.410.7
Violence and sexual offences19.623.6
Other theft4.24.5
Burglary3.49.1
Drugs2.92.4
Theft from the person1.62.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.