Total Crime Rate
137.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Kings Road (SW3 4TX) in the last 12 months was 137.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (SW3 4TX), 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.
View Crime In Royal Hospital| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Symons Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cheltenham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Markham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cheltenham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shawfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosemoor Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cadogan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Markham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cadogan Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Symons Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Draycott Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Draycott Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Draycott Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Anderson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cheltenham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Culford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denyer Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lincoln Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bray Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bray Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milner Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rawlings Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rawlings Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Coulson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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