Total Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheyne Walk area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 151st lowest 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 Cheyne Walk (SW3 5RA) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheyne Walk (SW3 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Anhalt Road, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oakley Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cheyne Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheyne Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Margaretta Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Anhalt Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Anhalt Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chelsea Manor Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chelsea Manor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chelsea Manor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flood Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Anhalt Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lawrence Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lawrence Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Anhalt Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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