Total Crime Rate
270.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elystan Place area has the 30th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 503 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 270.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -67.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elystan Place (SW3 3LA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 386 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sloane Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadogan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Denyer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hasker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hasker Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Catherines Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rawlings Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rawlings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlings Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Moore Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadogan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whitehead'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Godfrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Godfrey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ralston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Godfrey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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