Postcode · London
Crime in SW5 0TQ
How much crime is recorded in SW5 0TQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kensington Gardens
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,558 (2024)
SW5 0TQLondon
How safe is SW5 0TQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW5 0TQ area, above 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
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SW5 0TQNational
Anti-social behaviour33.710.7
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Burglary20.99.1
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.93.5
Public order6.64.6
Drugs4.02.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.