Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 3BB
How much crime is recorded in SW2 3BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Leigham Vale & Royal Circus
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,627 (2024)
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How safe is SW2 3BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 3BB 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
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3BBNational
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Burglary9.29.1
Vehicle crime8.53.5
Other theft6.34.5
Public order3.64.6
Drugs3.42.4
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
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.