Postcode district · London
Crime in SW9
How much crime is recorded in SW9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 62,929 (2024)
SW9Postcode district · London
How safe is SW9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW9, 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
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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).
SW9National
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour27.810.7
Burglary14.19.1
Shoplifting12.38.4
Theft from the person9.82.1
Other theft8.84.5
Drugs7.02.4
Public order6.84.6
Robbery5.01.4
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime1.11.5
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.