Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 1PL
How much crime is recorded in SW8 1PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vauxhall South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,010 (2024)
SW8 1PLLondon
How safe is SW8 1PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 1PL 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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 1PLNational
Violence and sexual offences25.423.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Burglary12.69.1
Theft from the person9.42.1
Other theft8.04.5
Public order5.74.6
Drugs5.52.4
Robbery4.01.4
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.