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Crime in SW5 0

How much crime is recorded in SW5 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
15,394 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW5 0

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW5 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.6
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).

SW5 0National
Anti-social behaviour27.810.7
Burglary19.69.1
Violence and sexual offences18.323.6
Other theft8.24.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Public order4.84.6
Theft from the person3.72.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.61.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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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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