Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 240.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 55.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sloane Gardens area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 150th highest crime rate of 480 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 Sloane Gardens (SW1W 8DL) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sloane Gardens (SW1W 8DL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sloane Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franklin'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Gate
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sloane Court West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wilbraham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilbraham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sloane Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloane Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloane Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sloane Court East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sloane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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