Crime Rates at Duke Of York Square, London, SW3 4LY

Duke Of York Square area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 150th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duke Of York Square (SW3 4LY) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 143.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duke Of York Square (SW3 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlings Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.