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

Old Brompton Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 480 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 9HW) in the last 12 months was 79.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Brompton Road (SW5 9HW), 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.