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Crime in SW3 4

How much crime is recorded in SW3 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
10,554 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW3 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW3 4, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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 4National
Shoplifting19.38.4
Other theft12.94.5
Burglary12.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Theft from the person11.92.1
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Public order3.54.6
Robbery2.51.4
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 7% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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