Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2DA
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vauxhall South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,721 (2024)
SW8 2DALondon
How safe is SW8 2DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2DA 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
35.7
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 2DANational
Theft from the person46.32.1
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Other theft14.04.5
Robbery13.01.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Shoplifting9.18.4
Burglary7.29.1
Public order4.24.6
Drugs4.02.4
Bicycle theft3.81.0
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.