Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 1NL
How much crime is recorded in SW8 1NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Oval
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,681 (2024)
SW8 1NLLondon
How safe is SW8 1NL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 1NL 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
132
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 1NLNational
Anti-social behaviour28.410.7
Theft from the person27.72.1
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Other theft13.74.5
Burglary8.99.1
Robbery8.51.4
Public order7.84.6
Bicycle theft7.01.0
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs2.72.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.