Crime Rates at Handforth Road, London, SW9 0LP

Handforth Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 232nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Handforth Road (SW9 0LP) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Handforth Road (SW9 0LP), the main crime hotspot is near Oval. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.