Postcode · London
Crime in SW5 9EX
How much crime is recorded in SW5 9EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Earl's Court
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,237 (2024)
SW5 9EXLondon
How safe is SW5 9EX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW5 9EX 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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 9EXNational
Anti-social behaviour46.810.7
Burglary17.39.1
Violence and sexual offences15.523.6
Other theft6.34.5
Drugs6.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.74.6
Bicycle theft2.61.0
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Robbery1.51.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.