Total Crime Rate

921.2 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 921.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 221.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 177.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 113.3 10/10
  • Other theft 103.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.3 10/10
  • Public order 39.4 10/10
  • Burglary 34.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 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

Kings Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 18th highest crime rate of 503 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 4UG) in the last 12 months was 921.2 per 1,000 residents and was 188.2% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 107.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 192.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 4UG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 364 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Draycott Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklin'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Leonard'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ralston Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Coulson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Coulson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Tryon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Tryon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Franklin'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Catherines Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wilbraham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sloane Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sloane Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sloane Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sloane Square 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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