Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 1BS
How much crime is recorded in SW8 1BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vauxhall South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
SW8 1BSLondon
How safe is SW8 1BS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 1BS area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
137
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 1BSNational
Shoplifting83.88.4
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary6.79.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Other theft5.24.5
Public order5.24.6
Theft from the person4.62.1
Robbery3.21.4
Drugs3.02.4
Bicycle theft2.11.0
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.