Crime Rates at The Vale, London, SW3 6AH

The Vale area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 237th lowest 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 The Vale (SW3 6AH) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Chelsea Riverside average (149.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vale (SW3 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Gardens, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danvers Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.