Postcode district · London
Crime in SW3
How much crime is recorded in SW3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Population
- 35,822 (2024)
SW3Postcode district · London
How safe is SW3
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW3, 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
34.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
104
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).
SW3National
Burglary20.49.1
Violence and sexual offences16.723.6
Other theft15.94.5
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Shoplifting14.58.4
Theft from the person11.62.1
Vehicle crime10.93.5
Public order4.44.6
Drugs3.32.4
Robbery2.71.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Bicycle theft2.01.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% 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.