Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2DW
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,384 (2024)
SW8 2DWLondon
How safe is SW8 2DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2DW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
148
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 2DWNational
Shoplifting91.78.4
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary7.39.1
Robbery6.01.4
Other theft5.64.5
Public order4.64.6
Theft from the person4.12.1
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Drugs2.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% 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.