Postcode · London
Crime in SW6 2GU
How much crime is recorded in SW6 2GU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sands End & Chelsea Harbour
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,212 (2024)
SW6 2GULondon
How safe is SW6 2GU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW6 2GU area, broadly in line with 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
28.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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).
SW6 2GUNational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour11.610.7
Vehicle crime6.33.5
Burglary5.99.1
Other theft5.24.5
Robbery3.31.4
Shoplifting3.38.4
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Theft from the person0.82.1
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.