Crime Rate in St. Helen's, ward

St. Helen's has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 732nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 161st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. Helen's in the last 12 months was 139.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. Helen's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -9.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 365 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St. Helen's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.