Total Crime Rate

945.1 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 945.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.8 10/10
  • Other theft 241.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 109.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Public order 55.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.0 10/10
  • Robbery 33.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Basil Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 16th highest crime rate of 503 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 Basil Street (SW3 1AW) in the last 12 months was 945.1 per 1,000 residents and was 195.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 197.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basil Street (SW3 1AW), 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 Basil Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/138)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Montpelier Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seville Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Harriet Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harriet Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hans Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knightsbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Knightsbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Knightsbridge Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Knightsbridge Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knightsbridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Herbert Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herbert Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Herbert Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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