Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2FA
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vauxhall South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,392 (2024)
SW8 2FALondon
How safe is SW8 2FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2FA 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 2FANational
Theft from the person30.12.1
Shoplifting30.18.4
Burglary17.09.1
Robbery7.91.4
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Bicycle theft7.21.0
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Other theft6.84.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.61.5
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.