West Brompton
Middle areaSouth Kensington and Chelsea. 7,512 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in West Brompton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in West Brompton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Brompton at a rate of 85.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 202 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 145 |
| Other crime | 115 |
| Burglary | 53 |
| Vehicle crime | 38 |
| Theft from the person | 31 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 6 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How West Brompton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is West Brompton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Brompton at a rate of 85.3 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, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Brompton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (202), violence and sexual offences (145) and other crime (115).
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 West Brompton alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
West Brompton in brief
The median price paid for a home in West Brompton was £866,000 in 2025.
West Brompton had 7,393 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in West Brompton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In West Brompton, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.