Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.8 4/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Chelsea Embankment area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Chelsea Embankment (SW3 4LF) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Chelsea Embankment (SW3 4LF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chelsea Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dilke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Physic Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chelsea Embankment Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tite Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Embankment Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embankment Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Embankment Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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