Crime Rates at Ovington Square, London, SW3 1LN

Ovington Square area has the 28th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 144th highest crime rate of 480 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 Ovington Square (SW3 1LN) in the last 12 months was 245.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ovington Square (SW3 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Lancelot Place. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.