Postcode · London
Crime in SW7 5BB
How much crime is recorded in SW7 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queen's Gate
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,167 (2024)
SW7 5BBLondon
How safe is SW7 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW7 5BB 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
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 5BBNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Burglary10.49.1
Vehicle crime6.73.5
Theft from the person5.82.1
Other theft4.24.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.41.5
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 28% 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.