Postcode · London
Crime in SW8 2XD
How much crime is recorded in SW8 2XD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stockwell North
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,502 (2024)
SW8 2XDLondon
How safe is SW8 2XD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW8 2XD area, above 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
97
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 2XDNational
Theft from the person24.52.1
Anti-social behaviour19.210.7
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Burglary11.89.1
Robbery6.11.4
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Other theft5.04.5
Drugs4.92.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Public order1.84.6
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Shoplifting1.58.4
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.81.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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40
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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.