Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2DF
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
SW8 2DFLondon
How safe is SW8 2DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2DF area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 2DFNational
Burglary21.09.1
Anti-social behaviour17.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.43.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs3.32.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Robbery1.91.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.11.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.