Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2LB
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Vauxhall South
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,885 (2024)
SW8 2LBLondon
How safe is SW8 2LB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2LB area, broadly in line with 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
32.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
122
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 2LBNational
Anti-social behaviour23.810.7
Shoplifting19.08.4
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Theft from the person15.82.1
Other theft13.44.5
Burglary12.79.1
Robbery7.11.4
Public order5.54.6
Bicycle theft4.11.0
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.92.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% 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.