Total Crime Rate
657.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
117.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thurloe Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 27th highest crime rate of 480 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 Thurloe Square (SW7 2SX) in the last 12 months was 657.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% 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 Other theft with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 21.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% 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 ( 79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurloe Square (SW7 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Exhibition Road. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 19 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 | Other theft | Sydney Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bury Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Guthrie Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ennismore Gardens Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ennismore Gardens Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Exhibition Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pelham Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Exhibition Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Thurloe Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
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