Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 3BL
How much crime is recorded in SW2 3BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Hill
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,801 (2024)
SW2 3BLLondon
How safe is SW2 3BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 3BL 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
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 3BLNational
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft5.24.5
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Public order3.24.6
Shoplifting2.48.4
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.31.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.