Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2BB
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,473 (2024)
SW8 2BBLondon
How safe is SW8 2BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2BB area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 2BBNational
Anti-social behaviour15.410.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft6.44.5
Drugs3.42.4
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Theft from the person2.22.1
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime1.41.5
Public order1.14.6
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 51% 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.