Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2PP
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,942 (2024)
SW8 2PPLondon
How safe is SW8 2PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2PP 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 2PPNational
Anti-social behaviour23.910.7
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary12.99.1
Theft from the person6.22.1
Public order3.94.6
Robbery3.91.4
Other theft3.64.5
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Drugs2.52.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting2.08.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.