Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near St. Helen's, Kensington and Chelsea within 500m.
Incidents
190
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: August 2026.
Area Profile
Very convenient for transport, with safety varying noticeably between station-front streets and quieter squares.
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Paddington
2.9km away · Elizabeth line, Bakerloo, Circle
South Kensington
4.1km away · Circle, District, Piccadilly
Oxford Circus
5.3km away · Bakerloo, Central, Victoria
Victoria
5.6km away · Circle, District, Victoria
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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