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Crime in SW2 1

How much crime is recorded in SW2 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Population
28,482 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW2 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW2 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
138
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW2 1National
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour28.810.7
Burglary14.69.1
Shoplifting13.08.4
Theft from the person11.32.1
Drugs10.02.4
Other theft8.74.5
Public order8.54.6
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Robbery6.11.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Bicycle theft3.91.0
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Other crime1.31.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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