Total Crime Rate
336.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Earls Court Square area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 91st 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 Earls Court Square (SW5 9DN) in the last 12 months was 336.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% higher than the Earl's Court average (219.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earls Court Square (SW5 9DN), 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.
View Crime In Earl's Court| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hogarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl'S Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Earl'S Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knaresborough Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knaresborough Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Coleherne Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barkston Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barkston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Morton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Spear Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Spear Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Spear Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogarth Road | Under investigation |
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