Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 1BA
How much crime is recorded in SW8 1BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oval
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,374 (2024)
SW8 1BALondon
How safe is SW8 1BA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 1BA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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 1BANational
Anti-social behaviour24.310.7
Violence and sexual offences10.823.6
Burglary6.89.1
Theft from the person6.32.1
Public order2.64.6
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs1.22.4
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.