Postcode · London
Crime in SW3 4LS
How much crime is recorded in SW3 4LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelsea Manor & Royal Hospital
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,171 (2024)
SW3 4LSLondon
How safe is SW3 4LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW3 4LS area, well 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
19.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 4LSNational
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Theft from the person8.12.1
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Vehicle crime7.43.5
Other theft4.54.5
Robbery2.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.