Postcode · London
Crime in SW7 5AF
How much crime is recorded in SW7 5AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- South Kensington
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,538 (2024)
SW7 5AFLondon
How safe is SW7 5AF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 36.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW7 5AF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
125
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 5AFNational
Burglary38.79.1
Other theft28.54.5
Shoplifting19.78.4
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour15.710.7
Theft from the person12.32.1
Vehicle crime7.83.5
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery2.51.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime1.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.