Total Crime Rate
1390.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Culford Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 9th highest crime rate of 503 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 Culford Gardens (SW3 2SS) in the last 12 months was 1390.1 per 1,000 residents and was 335.0% 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 158 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Culford Gardens (SW3 2SS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 364 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Draycott Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Coulson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Tryon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tryon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Anderson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coulson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Coulson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sloane Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lincoln Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sloane Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Culford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sloane Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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