Total Crime Rate

966.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 966.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 166.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 153.3 10/10
  • Other theft 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britten 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.

Crime Over Time in Britten Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britten Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lucan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Hemus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britten Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britten Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Britten Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Britten Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery A3217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Flood Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Luke'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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