Postcode · London
Crime in SW5 0SU
How much crime is recorded in SW5 0SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kensington Gardens
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,540 (2024)
SW5 0SULondon
How safe is SW5 0SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW5 0SU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 0SUNational
Burglary10.39.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.410.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.34.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Public order1.34.6
Shoplifting0.98.4
Criminal damage and arson0.74.7
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.61.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.