Crime Rates at Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 9HW

Old Brompton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 503 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 Old Brompton Road (SW5 9HW) in the last 12 months was 116.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Brompton Road (SW5 9HW), the main crime hotspot is near Penywern Road. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.