Crime Rates at Swinford Gardens, London, SW9 7LB

Swinford Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 271st highest crime rate of 793 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 7LB) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinford Gardens (SW9 7LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentia Place, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Featley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.