Crime Rates at Old Church Street, London, SW3 5DN

Old Church Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 74th 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 Old Church Street (SW3 5DN) in the last 12 months was 55.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Church Street (SW3 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaufort Street, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danvers Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.