Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 4UN
How much crime is recorded in SW2 4UN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton Hill West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,517 (2024)
SW2 4UNLondon
How safe is SW2 4UN
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 4UN 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
30.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 4UNNational
Violence and sexual offences20.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Burglary10.39.1
Shoplifting7.28.4
Public order6.64.6
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs4.32.4
Robbery3.91.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Theft from the person2.92.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.