Total Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Physic Place area has the lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 503 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 Physic Place (SW3 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 17.9 per 1,000 residents and was 87.5% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Physic Place (SW3 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robinson Street, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dilke Street (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Embankment Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Leonard'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Tite Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flood Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ralston Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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