Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2DR
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,632 (2024)
SW8 2DRLondon
How safe is SW8 2DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2DR 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
28.8
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 2DRNational
Anti-social behaviour31.610.7
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Theft from the person6.52.1
Other theft5.34.5
Public order5.34.6
Shoplifting4.98.4
Bicycle theft4.81.0
Robbery4.31.4
Burglary4.19.1
Drugs3.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.