Total Crime Rate
375.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sumner Place area has the 17th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 80th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sumner Place (SW7 3EG) in the last 12 months was 375.0 per 1,000 residents and was 17.3% 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 Vehicle crime with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sumner Place (SW7 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pelham Street, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Clareville Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurloe Place Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thurloe Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cromwell Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cromwell Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sumner Place Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cromwell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cromwell Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurloe Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurloe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Thurloe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exhibition Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pelham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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