Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, London, SW5 9GA

Cromwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 29th highest crime rate of 480 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 Cromwell Road (SW5 9GA) in the last 12 months was 645.1 per 1,000 residents and was 340.6% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 174.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW5 9GA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Penywern Road, where police recorded 193 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.