Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 2AA
How much crime is recorded in SW2 2AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton Hill East
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,631 (2024)
SW2 2AALondon
How safe is SW2 2AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 2AA 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
25.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 2AANational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Robbery3.01.4
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime2.11.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Theft from the person1.62.1
Public order0.84.6
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.