Total Crime Rate
230.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 160th 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 Kings Road (SW3 4RP) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 13 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 Shoplifting ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 70.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 261.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (SW3 4RP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 359 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Draycott Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilbraham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbraham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wilbraham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadogan Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Symons Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadogan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadogan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadogan Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Holbein Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Holbein Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holbein Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ellis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sedding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sloane Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | D'Oyley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sedding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sedding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sedding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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