Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 3RX
How much crime is recorded in SW2 3RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton Hill West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,019 (2024)
SW2 3RXLondon
How safe is SW2 3RX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 3RX area, broadly in line with 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
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 3RXNational
Anti-social behaviour20.910.7
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Other theft3.14.5
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Robbery1.51.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.