Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 2LS
How much crime is recorded in SW2 2LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tulse Hill
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,568 (2024)
SW2 2LSLondon
How safe is SW2 2LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 2LS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 2LSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Other theft3.64.5
Robbery3.21.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary2.79.1
Drugs2.62.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Theft from the person1.12.1
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 43% 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.