Postcode district · London
Crime in SW2
How much crime is recorded in SW2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 74,501 (2024)
SW2Postcode district · London
How safe is SW2
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
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).
SW2National
Violence and sexual offences24.123.6
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Burglary13.09.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Other theft7.04.5
Theft from the person6.32.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Drugs5.92.4
Public order5.74.6
Robbery3.71.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
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.