Postcode · London
Crime in SW9 8TR
How much crime is recorded in SW9 8TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,120 (2024)
SW9 8TRLondon
How safe is SW9 8TR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW9 8TR area, 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
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 8TRNational
Anti-social behaviour42.310.7
Burglary27.69.1
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Other theft6.34.5
Theft from the person6.32.1
Public order6.24.6
Drugs5.72.4
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Robbery3.61.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Shoplifting2.18.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.