Crime Rate in Stanley, ward

Stanley has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 327th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 79th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stanley in the last 12 months was 189.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stanley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 400 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 540 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stanley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 222 crimes here, including 126 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.