Crime Rates at Hortensia Road, London, SW10 0QS

Hortensia Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hortensia Road (SW10 0QS) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hortensia Road (SW10 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Redcliffe Gardens, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.