Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 1QA
How much crime is recorded in SW2 1QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poets' Corner & Brockwell Park
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,319 (2024)
SW2 1QALondon
How safe is SW2 1QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 1QA 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
25.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 1QANational
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.810.7
Burglary11.59.1
Vehicle crime5.13.5
Other theft4.54.5
Theft from the person4.12.1
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Shoplifting2.38.4
Robbery1.91.4
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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.