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Crime in SW7 4

How much crime is recorded in SW7 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
13,069 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW7 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW7 4, 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
28.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW7 4National
Burglary21.39.1
Anti-social behaviour15.810.7
Other theft14.34.5
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Shoplifting5.38.4
Theft from the person4.72.1
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.21.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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