Postcode · London
Crime in SW3 2ND
How much crime is recorded in SW3 2ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hans Town
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,113 (2024)
SW3 2NDLondon
How safe is SW3 2ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW3 2ND area, 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
28.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 2NDNational
Burglary22.59.1
Violence and sexual offences14.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Other theft7.54.5
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Shoplifting4.08.4
Theft from the person3.92.1
Public order2.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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.