Total Crime Rate
423.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelsea Square area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chelsea Riverside , and the 73rd 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 Chelsea Square (SW3 6LF) in the last 12 months was 423.0 per 1,000 residents and was 195.4% higher than the Chelsea Riverside average (143.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , down -62.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (β 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelsea Square (SW3 6LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elm Park Gardens, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cale Street (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pond Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovehouse Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dovehouse Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foulis Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A3217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudmaston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudmaston Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudmaston Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hemus Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neville Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elm Park Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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