Crime Rates at Richards Place, London, SW3 2LA

Richards Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richards Place (SW3 2LA) in the last 12 months was 66.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% 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 Shoplifting with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richards Place (SW3 2LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlings Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.