Postcode · London
Crime in SW3 1AP
How much crime is recorded in SW3 1AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hans Town
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,296 (2024)
SW3 1APLondon
How safe is SW3 1AP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 53.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW3 1AP area, 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
53.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
146
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).
SW3 1APNational
Shoplifting30.58.4
Vehicle crime29.33.5
Burglary26.29.1
Anti-social behaviour20.010.7
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Other theft14.34.5
Theft from the person12.82.1
Robbery4.61.4
Public order4.24.6
Drugs4.12.4
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.