Total Crime Rate
300.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oakley Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 113th highest crime rate of 503 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 Oakley Street (SW3 5NR) in the last 12 months was 300.6 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakley Street (SW3 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 111 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Danvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnsall Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bramerton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hemus Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burnsall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lordship Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Old Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burnsall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Danvers Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyne Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Margaretta Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danvers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danvers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dovehouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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