Total Crime Rate

399.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 399.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Drugs 65.8 10/10
  • Public order 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Burglary 35.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorndike Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 67th highest crime rate of 480 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 399.1 per 1,000 residents and was 167.2% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% 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 184 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorndike Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tetcott Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashburnham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upcerne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upcerne Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upcerne Road
Apr 2026Burglary Ashburnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upcerne Road
Apr 2026Other theft Ashburnham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edith Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tetcott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorndike Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorndike Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunter Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pooles Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Hortensia Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterfront Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Slaidburn Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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