Postcode · London
Crime in SW5 0SL
How much crime is recorded in SW5 0SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kensington Abingdon
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,198 (2024)
SW5 0SLLondon
How safe is SW5 0SL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW5 0SL area, below 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 0SLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Burglary6.99.1
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.61.4
Criminal damage and arson0.34.7
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% 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.