Crime Rate in St. Helen's, ward

St. Helen's has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 835th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 179th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in St. Helen's in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St. Helen's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 258 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 380 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St. Helen's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.