Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2RT
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell West
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,327 (2024)
SW8 2RTLondon
How safe is SW8 2RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2RT area, below 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
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 2RTNational
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Burglary14.99.1
Vehicle crime5.33.5
Other theft4.74.5
Drugs4.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Theft from the person1.82.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.21.4
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.