Total Crime Rate

1103.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 1103.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 645.7 10/10
  • Other theft 143.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 130.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Robbery 26.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 11th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SW3 4UD) in the last 12 months was 1103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 307.6% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 4UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 317 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rawlings Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Gate —
Apr 2026Drugs Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cadogan Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Symons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheltenham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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