Total Crime Rate

982.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 982.3 10/10
  • Other theft 307.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 112.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 106.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 76.9 10/10
  • Burglary 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 53.3 10/10
  • Robbery 47.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Other crime 11.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hereford Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 14th 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 Hereford Square (SW7 4NB) in the last 12 months was 982.3 per 1,000 residents and was 207.4% 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 Other theft with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 213.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hereford Square (SW7 4NB), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Road. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hereford Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wetherby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ashburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wetherby Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wetherby Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashburn Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bina Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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