Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Flood Street area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Flood Street (SW3 5SU) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Flood Street (SW3 5SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 140 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Markham Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flood Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Markham Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakley Gardens | — |
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