Total Crime Rate
966.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britten Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 15th 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 Britten Street (SW3 3TY) in the last 12 months was 966.7 per 1,000 residents and was 575.2% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Britten Street (SW3 3TY), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 166 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lucan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lucan Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hemus Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flood Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Luke'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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