Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 2SF
How much crime is recorded in SW16 2SF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigham Vale & Royal Circus
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,625 (2024)
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How safe is SW16 2SF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 2SF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW16 2SFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order4.14.6
Drugs3.22.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery2.01.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.