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Crime in SW9 7

How much crime is recorded in SW9 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
20,237 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW9 7

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 54.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW9 7, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
54.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
166
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).

SW9 7National
Anti-social behaviour38.810.7
Violence and sexual offences36.623.6
Shoplifting20.88.4
Burglary17.79.1
Theft from the person13.92.1
Drugs11.92.4
Public order10.44.6
Other theft10.14.5
Robbery6.81.4
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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