Total Crime Rate
56.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shawfield Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shawfield Street (SW3 4BD) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 62.4% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shawfield Street (SW3 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royal Hospital| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Chelsea Manor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chelsea Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsea Manor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3217 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheyne Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danube Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burnsall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Flood Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Flood Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Flood Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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