Total Crime Rate
195.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydney Mews area has the 38th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 191st 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 Sydney Mews (SW3 6HL) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sydney Mews (SW3 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cranley Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurloe Place Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurloe Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurloe Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cromwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cromwell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exhibition Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lucan Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurloe Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurloe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thurloe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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