Total Crime Rate

312.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 312.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 153.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bray Place area has the 20th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 105th highest 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 Bray Place (SW3 3LP) in the last 12 months was 312.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bray Place (SW3 3LP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 458 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bray Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sloane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cadogan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Sloane Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Symons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clabon Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sloane Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denyer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denyer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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