Crime Rates at Smith Street, London, SW3 4EP

Smith Street 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 Street (SW3 4EP) 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 Street (SW3 4EP), 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.