Crime Rates at Lower Sloane Street, London, SW1W 8BP

Lower Sloane Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 25th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Sloane Street (SW1W 8BP) in the last 12 months was 684.8 per 1,000 residents and was 378.3% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 120.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Sloane Street (SW1W 8BP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 366 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.