Postcode district · London
Crime in SW8
How much crime is recorded in SW8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Population
- 65,923 (2024)
SW8Postcode district · London
How safe is SW8
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW8, 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
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
SW8National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Burglary15.59.1
Theft from the person12.42.1
Shoplifting10.88.4
Other theft8.04.5
Robbery4.31.4
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Drugs2.92.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.