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Crime in SW9 8DN

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

Neighbourhood
Brixton Central
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,574 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW9 8DN

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW9 8DN area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
85.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
277
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 8DNNational
Violence and sexual offences56.023.6
Anti-social behaviour49.710.7
Shoplifting41.38.4
Theft from the person26.62.1
Burglary26.29.1
Other theft25.54.5
Public order18.34.6
Drugs13.32.4
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Robbery9.91.4
Bicycle theft8.41.0
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
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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