Postcode · London
Crime in SW3 2RH
How much crime is recorded in SW3 2RH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hans Town
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,226 (2024)
SW3 2RHLondon
How safe is SW3 2RH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW3 2RH area, 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
31.9
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 2RHNational
Shoplifting60.18.4
Other theft21.14.5
Theft from the person15.82.1
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Vehicle crime13.03.5
Burglary9.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Robbery3.91.4
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.92.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime0.71.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.