Postcode · London
Crime in SW3 5LS
How much crime is recorded in SW3 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelsea Riverside East
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,170 (2024)
SW3 5LSLondon
How safe is SW3 5LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW3 5LS area, above 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
38.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5LSNational
Vehicle crime19.23.5
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Burglary11.19.1
Public order6.04.6
Other theft5.54.5
Theft from the person3.12.1
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.71.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.