Total Crime Rate

316.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 316.8 10/10
  • Other theft 64.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 5.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 101st 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 Street (SW3 4EH) in the last 12 months was 316.8 per 1,000 residents and was 112.1% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Smith Street (SW3 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Smith Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Robinson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft A3217 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sprimont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Royal Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Physic Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tite Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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