Total Crime Rate
305.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hans Place area has the 26th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 108th 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 Hans Place (SW1X 0JY) in the last 12 months was 305.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hans Place (SW1X 0JY), the main crime hotspot is near Lancelot Place. Police recorded 535 crimes here, including 121 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lowndes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadogan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadogan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadogan Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shafto Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glynde Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowndes Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lowndes Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Catherines Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hans Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hans Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Herbert Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herbert Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Herbert Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowndes Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Harriet Walk | Under investigation |
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