Postcode district · London
Crime in SW10
How much crime is recorded in SW10, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Population
- 24,271 (2024)
How safe is SW10
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW10, 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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).
SW10National
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Burglary16.09.1
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Vehicle crime7.33.5
Shoplifting6.98.4
Other theft6.84.5
Public order3.94.6
Theft from the person3.32.1
Drugs2.62.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
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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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.