Total Crime Rate
982.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Road 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 Gloucester Road (SW7 4SS) 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 Gloucester Road (SW7 4SS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wetherby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wetherby Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanhope Mews West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Manson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Manson Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Mews East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanhope Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Mews South | Under investigation |
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