Crime Rates at Smith Street, London, SW3 4EE

Smith Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 65th 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 Smith Street (SW3 4EE) in the last 12 months was 430.7 per 1,000 residents and was 200.8% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 1200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (SW3 4EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.