Total Crime Rate

340.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 340.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 94.7 10/10
  • Other theft 87.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Robbery 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Exhibition Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 86th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exhibition Road (SW7 2DA) in the last 12 months was 340.9 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 Theft from the person with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exhibition Road (SW7 2DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exhibition Road, where police recorded 209 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A315 (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exhibition Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Exhibition Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moncorvo Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A315 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A315 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moncorvo Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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