Total Crime Rate
390.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thorndike Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 78th 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 Thorndike Close (SW10 0ST) in the last 12 months was 390.4 per 1,000 residents and was 172.6% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thorndike Close (SW10 0ST), 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.
View Crime In Chelsea Riverside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hortensia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hortensia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redcliffe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Burnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burnaby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edith Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Finborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Damer Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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