Crime Rate in Brompton & Hans Town, ward

Brompton & Hans Town has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 131st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 36th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brompton & Hans Town in the last 12 months was 280.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.1% higher than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brompton & Hans Town’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 523 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -16.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -17.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 542 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brompton & Hans Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 185 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.