Crime Rates at Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0BU

Old Brompton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 29th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Brompton Road (SW5 0BU) in the last 12 months was 27.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Earl's Court average (234.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Brompton Road (SW5 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingham Place, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.