Crime Rates at Barkston Gardens, London, SW5 0EN

Barkston Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0EN) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% lower than the Earl's Court average (219.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penywern Road, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.