Total Crime Rate

322.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 322.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 93.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Other theft 52.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.0 6/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hans Crescent area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 101st highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hans Crescent (SW1X 0LL) in the last 12 months was 322.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hans Crescent (SW1X 0LL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hans Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/157)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montpelier Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Albert Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lowndes Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lowndes Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knightsbridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knightsbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knightsbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 157

Data Sources

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