Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 165.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 30.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Royal Avenue area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 221st highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Avenue (SW3 4QE) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Avenue (SW3 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 458 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawlings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sprimont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tite Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tite Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Physic Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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