Queen's Gate, Kensington and Chelsea: Safety
Safety
Crime in Queen's Gate is higher than the UK average, but it's well below most neighbouring areas and the trend is moving in the right direction.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 154 crimes per 1,000 residents. That dropped to 123 per 1,000 in 2025, and 2026 data so far shows the fall continuing. For comparison, London averaged around 205 per 1,000 in 2025, while nearby neighbourhoods like Brompton & Hans Town and Knightsbridge & Belgravia recorded significantly higher rates.
Violent crime and vehicle crime have both fallen year on year. Anti-social behaviour has also reduced. Queen's Gate consistently records lower crime than most of its neighbours, which tells you something meaningful about relative safety in this part of west London.
Source: police-recorded crime for Queen's Gate ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Queen's Gate ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Queen's Gate ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
123
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
Campden
188.3
Similar to
Abingdon
134.5
Lower than
Brompton & Hans Town
356.3
Lower than
Courtfield
188.7
Lower than
Knightsbridge & Belgravia
348.8
Lower than
Lancaster Gate
264.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Queen's Gate ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Other theft18%9%
- Violent offences18%24%
- Anti-social behaviour16%21%
- Vehicle crime13%7%
- Theft from the person8%8%
- Burglary6%4%
- Criminal damage and arson6%5%
- Shoplifting5%8%
- Public order4%5%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Robbery2%3%
- Drugs2%5%
- Other crime<1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
