Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 600.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 144.7 10/10
  • Other theft 76.6 10/10
  • Robbery 34.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 36th highest crime rate of 503 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 Kings Road (SW3 4NX) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 319.1% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 4NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 143 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sloane Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Luke'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Danube Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Danube Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Danube Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Danube Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Jubilee Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Redburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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