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Crime in SW1X 9

How much crime is recorded in SW1X 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
6,840 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW1X 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW1X 9, 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
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
114
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW1X 9National
Burglary22.59.1
Shoplifting22.28.4
Vehicle crime15.93.5
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Other theft15.04.5
Theft from the person13.52.1
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order4.54.6
Robbery3.11.4
Drugs3.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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