Total Crime Rate

137.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 137.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 33.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.7 7/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elystan Place area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Elystan Place (SW3 3LA) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elystan Place (SW3 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 346 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elystan Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sprimont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Catherines Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawlings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clabon Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clabon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cadogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue
Apr 2026Other theft Denyer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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