Total Crime Rate
195.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sydney Place area has the 38th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 191st 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 Sydney Place (SW7 3NN) in the last 12 months was 195.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sydney Place (SW7 3NN), 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 | Bicycle theft | Thurloe Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Luke'S Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marlborough Street | — |
| 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 | Other theft | Thurloe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnaby Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnaby Place | — |
| 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 | Other theft | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| 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 | Cale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Britten Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glendower Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthrie Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dudmaston Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudmaston Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dudmaston Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Foulis Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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