Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 7LG) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 7LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilia Walk, where police recorded 101 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.

Crime Over Time in Swinford Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tilia Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featley Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Featley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Featley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rupert Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tilia Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tilia Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rathgar Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Heritage Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Heritage Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Featley Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ridgway Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spicer Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fyfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bennett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Overton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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