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 97th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 28th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brompton & Hans Town in the last 12 months was 319.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brompton & Hans Town’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 567 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 634 (≈ 62.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brompton & Hans Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lancelot Place. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.