Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 1AP
How much crime is recorded in SW2 1AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,257 (2024)
SW2 1APLondon
How safe is SW2 1AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 1AP area, 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
53.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
152
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).
SW2 1APNational
Violence and sexual offences30.423.6
Theft from the person26.02.1
Anti-social behaviour25.310.7
Bicycle theft16.91.0
Burglary16.89.1
Other theft13.74.5
Robbery8.41.4
Vehicle crime8.23.5
Public order7.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs2.82.4
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.