Total Crime Rate

580.4 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 580.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 251.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 97.9 10/10
  • Other theft 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 42.0 10/10
  • Robbery 42.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheltenham Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 39th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cheltenham Terrace (SW3 4RA) in the last 12 months was 580.4 per 1,000 residents and was 305.4% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 111.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheltenham Terrace (SW3 4RA), 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 Cheltenham Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Draycott Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Street
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ralston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tite Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rawlings Street
Sep 2025Other theft Rawlings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rawlings Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cadogan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Square
Sep 2025Other theft A3217 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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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