Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.8 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 244.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 93.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 69.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 27th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 145th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SW3 5EL) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.5% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 69.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 5EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Park Gardens, where police recorded 70 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glebe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cheyne Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3217 —
Apr 2026Burglary Paultons Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paultons Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Old Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlyle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Danvers Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Danvers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mulberry Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Manresa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Justice Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Justice Walk —
Apr 2026Public order Justice Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manresa Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dovehouse Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Guthrie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramerton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bramerton Street 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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