Total Crime Rate

654.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 654.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 205.3 10/10
  • Other theft 178.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 53.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pelham Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 28th 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 Pelham Crescent (SW7 2NP) in the last 12 months was 654.0 per 1,000 residents and was 104.6% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 180.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pelham Crescent (SW7 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Pelham Street. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pelham Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sydney Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurloe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thurloe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exhibition Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurloe Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Terrace —
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Draycott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ives Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Donne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lucan Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lucan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Crescent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Crescent Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Draycott Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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