Total Crime Rate

1398.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1398.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 387.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 213.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 208.1 10/10
  • Other theft 190.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Drugs 52.0 10/10
  • Burglary 28.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.1 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Knightsbridge area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 5th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knightsbridge (SW1X 7RQ) in the last 12 months was 1398.8 per 1,000 residents and was 416.9% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 127.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightsbridge (SW1X 7RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 159 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Gate (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knightsbridge area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knightsbridge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft William Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seville Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hans Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Knightsbridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sloane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sloane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sloane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sloane Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herbert Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herbert Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herbert Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herbert Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Crescent —
Apr 2026Drugs Albert Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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