Total Crime Rate
60.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 87th 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 Kings Road (SW10 0UB) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -79.2% ).
In the area around Kings Road (SW10 0UB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hollywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollywood Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hollywood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gunter Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gunter Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hollywood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redcliffe Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upcerne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hollywood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorndike Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Redcliffe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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