Total Crime Rate

226.9 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 226.9 10/10
  • Other theft 53.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Walpole Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 503 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 Walpole Street (SW3 4QP) in the last 12 months was 226.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walpole Street (SW3 4QP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 502 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Walpole Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Draycott Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rawlings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ralston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person West Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawlings Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Symons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coulson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Markham Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Markham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Markham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Redburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coulson Street 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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