Total Crime Rate
345.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Danvers Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 92nd 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 Danvers Street (SW3 5AY) in the last 12 months was 345.1 per 1,000 residents and was 141.0% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 211.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Danvers Street (SW3 5AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danvers Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyne Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beaufort Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Beaufort Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaufort Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moravian Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Moravian Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lordship Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danvers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Danvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Danvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheyne Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lamont Road Passage | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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