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Crime in SW7 4XE
How much crime is recorded in SW7 4XE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kensington Gardens
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,752 (2024)
SW7 4XELondon
How safe is SW7 4XE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW7 4XE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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).
SW7 4XENational
Anti-social behaviour28.210.7
Burglary18.99.1
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Other theft11.34.5
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Theft from the person3.62.1
Shoplifting2.58.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.