Total Crime Rate
654.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pelham 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 2NR) 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 2NR), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marlborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurloe Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | North Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glendower Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cromwell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Luke'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sydney Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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