Hans Town
Middle areaSouth east Kensington and Chelsea. 5,860 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Hans Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hans Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hans Town at a rate of 322.4 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 |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 417 |
| Other crime | 378 |
| Vehicle crime | 289 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 226 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 219 |
| Theft from the person | 166 |
| Burglary | 66 |
| Robbery | 54 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 41 |
| Drug offences | 33 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hans Town compares
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Is Hans Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hans Town at a rate of 322.4 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, 160 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hans Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (417), other crime (378) and vehicle crime (289).
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 Hans Town alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
Hans Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hans Town was £1,925,000 in 2025.
Hans Town had 5,983 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Hans Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hans Town, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.