Total Crime Rate

273.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 273.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.9 7/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Robbery 13.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 26th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 132nd 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 5UZ) in the last 12 months was 273.5 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 5UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Gardens, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (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

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 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 2026Vehicle crime Elm Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens
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 2026Burglary Blantyre Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park Gardens
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lamont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Paultons Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danvers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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