Total Crime Rate

966.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 966.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 233.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 166.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 153.3 10/10
  • Other theft 133.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Burglary 46.7 10/10
  • Robbery 20.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 15th 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 5XR) in the last 12 months was 966.7 per 1,000 residents and was 575.2% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 155.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 213.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SW3 5XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 143 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.

Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ixworth Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Godfrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Robinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnsall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A3217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft A3217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Godfrey Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Godfrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Godfrey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Flood Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Redburn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hemus Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Luke'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakley Gardens —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burnsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burnsall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Britten Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Britten Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Britten Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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