Postcode · London
Crime in SW7 5LY
How much crime is recorded in SW7 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Queen's Gate
- Council
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,051 (2024)
SW7 5LYLondon
How safe is SW7 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW7 5LY 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
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
84
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 5LYNational
Other theft24.04.5
Burglary22.79.1
Anti-social behaviour17.010.7
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Theft from the person3.62.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other crime2.51.5
Bicycle theft1.71.0
Shoplifting1.28.4
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.61.4
Drugs0.62.4
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.