Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 225.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 98.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Other theft 29.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 29th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 161st 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 5ES) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 5ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Gardens, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 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 (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moravian Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufort Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Apollo Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Apollo Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Apollo Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Riley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elm Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamont Road Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamont Road Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamont Road Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamont Road Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamont Road Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ann Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ann Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ann Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ann Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blantyre Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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