Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 169.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.1 10/10
  • Robbery 19.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chesham Street area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 215th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chesham Street (SW1X 8NG) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chesham Street (SW1X 8NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sloane Square, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chesham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Halkin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbraham Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sloane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sloane Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sloane Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloane Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lowndes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Holbein Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilbraham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Terrace Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Belgrave Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowndes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Eaton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Caroline Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halkin Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Holbein Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belgrave Mews North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chesham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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