Crime Rates at Swinford Gardens, London, SW9 7LA

Swinford Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 350th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swinford Gardens (SW9 7LA) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ).

In the area around Swinford Gardens (SW9 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentia Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.