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Crime in SW3 1

How much crime is recorded in SW3 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
7,199 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW3 1

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 46.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW3 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
46.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
151
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).

SW3 1National
Burglary37.59.1
Shoplifting26.98.4
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Other theft21.14.5
Theft from the person18.22.1
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Vehicle crime15.03.5
Drugs7.92.4
Public order6.04.6
Robbery4.41.4
Bicycle theft3.21.0
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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