Postcode · London
Crime in SW2 5SP
How much crime is recorded in SW2 5SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brixton Central
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
SW2 5SPLondon
How safe is SW2 5SP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 85.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW2 5SP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
85.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
277
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 5SPNational
Violence and sexual offences56.023.6
Anti-social behaviour49.710.7
Shoplifting41.38.4
Theft from the person26.62.1
Burglary26.29.1
Other theft25.54.5
Public order18.34.6
Drugs13.32.4
Vehicle crime10.43.5
Robbery9.91.4
Bicycle theft8.41.0
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.