Crime Rates at Queens Elm Square, London, SW3 6ED

Queens Elm Square area has the 36th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 220th highest crime rate of 480 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 Queens Elm Square (SW3 6ED) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Elm Square (SW3 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drayton Gardens, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaufort Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.