Postcode sector · London
Crime in SW5 5
How much crime is recorded in SW5 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Population
- 1,598 (2024)
SW5 5Postcode sector · London
How safe is SW5 5
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW5 5, 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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 5National
Shoplifting33.88.4
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Public order6.24.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Robbery2.21.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Drugs1.52.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime0.61.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.