Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 5DL
How much crime is recorded in SW2 5DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Acre Lane
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,033 (2024)
SW2 5DLLondon
How safe is SW2 5DL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 5DL 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
27.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 5DLNational
Burglary15.09.1
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Vehicle crime9.33.5
Other theft6.04.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft2.31.0
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.