Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 1AA
How much crime is recorded in SW8 1AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,692 (2024)
SW8 1AALondon
How safe is SW8 1AA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 1AA area, 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
37.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
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).
SW8 1AANational
Violence and sexual offences28.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.010.7
Other theft5.74.5
Burglary5.39.1
Robbery5.01.4
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.34.6
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Theft from the person2.82.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.