Total Crime Rate

778.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 778.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 241.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.9 10/10
  • Other theft 113.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 98.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 83.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Public order 19.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 14.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Culford Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 19th highest crime rate of 480 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 2ST) in the last 12 months was 778.3 per 1,000 residents and was 187.6% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 142.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Culford Gardens (SW3 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 317 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.

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Crime Over Time in Culford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clabon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clabon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Symons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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