Total Crime Rate
62.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chelsea Embankment area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chelsea Embankment (SW3 4LA) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsea Embankment (SW3 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tite Street, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dilke Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royal Hospital| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tite Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Robinson Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Physic Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Loo Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shawfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tite Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheyne Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheyne Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsea Embankment | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dilke Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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