Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 4BU
How much crime is recorded in SW2 4BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Clapham Park East & Streatham Hill North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,600 (2024)
SW2 4BULondon
How safe is SW2 4BU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 4BU 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
32.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 4BUNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary12.29.1
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Drugs2.42.4
Public order1.74.6
Shoplifting1.68.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.