Total Crime Rate
1025.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Earls Court Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 13th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Court Road (SW5 9AA) in the last 12 months was 1025.0 per 1,000 residents and was 553.3% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 306.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 96 (β 266.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Earls Court Road (SW5 9AA), the main crime hotspot is near Penywern Road. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farnell Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penywern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penywern Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Penywern Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penywern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Earl'S Court Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Earl'S Court Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Farnell Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farnell Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penywern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Collingham Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Collingham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempsford Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Kempsford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempsford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempsford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramham Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wetherby Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramham Gardens | β |
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