Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 4PL
How much crime is recorded in SW2 4PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Hill
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,101 (2024)
SW2 4PLLondon
How safe is SW2 4PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 4PL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
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 4PLNational
Anti-social behaviour30.210.7
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary22.39.1
Shoplifting9.78.4
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order6.14.6
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Other theft5.64.5
Robbery5.11.4
Drugs3.32.4
Theft from the person3.12.1
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.