Total Crime Rate

616.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 616.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.2 10/10
  • Other theft 94.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Public order 40.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Limerston Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Courtfield , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limerston Street (SW10 0HH) in the last 12 months was 616.7 per 1,000 residents and was 279.3% higher than the Courtfield average (162.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 136 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 338.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limerston Street (SW10 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 139 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Limerston Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Slaidburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fernshaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fernshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fernshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edith Terrace
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edith Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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