Crime Rates at Somerset Square, London, W14 8EF

Somerset Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holland , and the 122nd lowest 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 Somerset Square (W14 8EF) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Holland average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerset Square (W14 8EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfax Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.