St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea: Safety
Safety
St. Helen's has higher crime rates than the UK average, but it's well below London's and safer than every neighbouring neighbourhood.
In 2024, St. Helen's recorded 141 crimes per 1,000 residents. That went up to 161 in 2025, when London's average was 205. Even at that peak, St. Helen's was noticeably quieter than most of the capital.
Things are looking better in 2026. The rate has dropped to 60 per 1,000 so far this year — below London's average of 95. All 4 neighbouring neighbourhoods have higher rates.
Burglary is lower than both the London and UK averages, which matters a lot to people buying homes here.
Source: police-recorded crime for St. Helen's 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. St. Helen's 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
St. Helen's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
161.1
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Dalgarno
169
Similar to
Golborne
168
Lower than
Notting Dale
258.1
Lower than
College Park & Old Oak
211
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St. Helen's ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences25%24%
- Anti-social behaviour21%21%
- Shoplifting8%8%
- Vehicle crime8%7%
- Drugs7%5%
- Other theft7%9%
- Public order6%5%
- Criminal damage and arson5%5%
- Theft from the person4%8%
- Burglary4%4%
- Robbery3%3%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons<1%<1%
