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

Old Brompton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 121st 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 Old Brompton Road (SW5 9JE) in the last 12 months was 292.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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