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Crime in SW9 8

How much crime is recorded in SW9 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
25,660 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW9 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW9 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
59.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
171
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences39.423.6
Anti-social behaviour36.310.7
Shoplifting22.48.4
Burglary19.49.1
Theft from the person13.82.1
Drugs11.32.4
Other theft11.14.5
Public order10.44.6
Robbery7.31.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Bicycle theft2.91.0
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.41.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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