Total Crime Rate
610.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SW3 5UA) in the last 12 months was 610.5 per 1,000 residents and was 326.4% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 3200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (SW3 5UA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 138 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Ixworth Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Britten Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hemus Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sydney Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovehouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dovehouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jubilee Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flood Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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