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

Old Brompton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Earl's Court , and the 124th highest crime rate of 503 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 9LD) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% higher than the Earl's Court average (234.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 125.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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