Postcode · London
Crime in SW9 7RB
How much crime is recorded in SW9 7RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,048 (2024)
SW9 7RBLondon
How safe is SW9 7RB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW9 7RB area, 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
35.3
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 7RBNational
Violence and sexual offences28.723.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Other theft6.84.5
Theft from the person6.42.1
Drugs4.92.4
Burglary4.39.1
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.