Postcode · London
Crime in SW5 0RL
How much crime is recorded in SW5 0RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kensington Gardens
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,511 (2024)
SW5 0RLLondon
How safe is SW5 0RL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 52.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW5 0RL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
52.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
199
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).
SW5 0RLNational
Anti-social behaviour87.710.7
Burglary48.99.1
Violence and sexual offences31.623.6
Other theft18.44.5
Public order11.74.6
Shoplifting11.38.4
Theft from the person6.72.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Robbery4.31.4
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Drugs3.22.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.