Crime Rates at Swinford Gardens, London, SW9 7LD

Swinford Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 335th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swinford Gardens (SW9 7LD) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% lower than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swinford Gardens (SW9 7LD), 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.