Total Crime Rate

162.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 162.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

The Vale area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 233rd highest 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 The Vale (SW3 6AG) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 13 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 ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (SW3 6AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Gardens, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danvers Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Vale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Moravian Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danvers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danvers Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danvers Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Danvers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamont Road Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamont Road Passage Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drayton Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Drayton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Drayton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drayton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Danvers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Danvers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Riley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Thistle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evelyn Gardens —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaufort Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Park Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaufort Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Fulham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ann Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelsea Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ann Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ann Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Henniker Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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