Chelsea Riverside West
Middle areaSouth Kensington and Chelsea. 6,394 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Chelsea Riverside West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chelsea Riverside West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelsea Riverside West at a rate of 140.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 256 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 197 |
| Other crime | 136 |
| Shoplifting | 70 |
| Vehicle crime | 64 |
| Drug offences | 52 |
| Burglary | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 34 |
| Theft from the person | 25 |
| Robbery | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chelsea Riverside West compares
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Is Chelsea Riverside West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chelsea Riverside West at a rate of 140.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 63 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chelsea Riverside West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (256), anti-social behaviour (197) and other crime (136).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea
These figures are published for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kensington and Chelsea and not Chelsea Riverside West alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
Chelsea Riverside West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chelsea Riverside West was £950,000 in 2025.
Chelsea Riverside West had 6,336 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Chelsea Riverside West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chelsea Riverside West, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.