Total Crime Rate

288.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 288.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Other theft 64.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Public order 17.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bute Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bute Street (SW7 3EX) in the last 12 months was 288.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bute Street (SW7 3EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pelham Street, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conference/Exhibition Centre (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bute Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bute Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sydney Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sydney Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queensberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cromwell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selwood Place
Apr 2026Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glendower Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glendower Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glendower Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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