Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 1DE
How much crime is recorded in SW2 1DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,608 (2024)
SW2 1DELondon
How safe is SW2 1DE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 1DE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 1DENational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Theft from the person6.42.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Burglary4.59.1
Other theft4.14.5
Robbery3.31.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.