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Crime in SW7 5

How much crime is recorded in SW7 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
10,008 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW7 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 41.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SW7 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
135
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 5National
Burglary30.49.1
Other theft24.74.5
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.110.7
Theft from the person16.82.1
Shoplifting13.88.4
Vehicle crime10.53.5
Drugs7.72.4
Public order5.64.6
Robbery3.11.4
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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