Total Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 16.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Markham Square area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markham Square (SW3 4UY) in the last 12 months was 44.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markham Square (SW3 4UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 148 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Markham Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markham Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Draycott Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemoor Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sprimont Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rawlings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shawfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Markham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Anderson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bray Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jubilee Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bray Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Marlborough Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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