Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 4DA
How much crime is recorded in SW2 4DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton Hill West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,543 (2024)
SW2 4DALondon
How safe is SW2 4DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 4DA 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
26.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 4DANational
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary12.19.1
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Anti-social behaviour5.710.7
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.62.4
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Theft from the person1.32.1
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.