Total Crime Rate

629.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 629.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 280.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 114.9 10/10
  • Other theft 76.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other crime 8.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Smith Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 480 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 Smith Terrace (SW3 4DL) in the last 12 months was 629.8 per 1,000 residents and was 321.6% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Terrace (SW3 4DL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Chelsea Manor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Loo Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sprimont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tite Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Physic Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3217 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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