Crime Rate in Earl's Court, ward

Earl's Court has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 194th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 48th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Earl's Court in the last 12 months was 234.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% higher than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Earl's Court’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 720 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -37.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 73.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 652 (≈ 67.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Earl's Court ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Penywern Road. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.