Total Crime Rate
273.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
95.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheval Place area has the 26th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 131st highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cheval Place (SW7 1EW) in the last 12 months was 273.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheval Place (SW7 1EW), the main crime hotspot is near Lancelot Place. Police recorded 448 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brompton & Hans Town| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lancelot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Trevor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trevor Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brompton Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brompton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lancelot Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Montpelier Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Montpelier Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trevor Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Montpelier Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brompton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brompton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ovington Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ovington Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Montpelier Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Carriage Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Carriage Drive | — |
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