Crime Rates at Nevern Square, London, SW5 9PD

Nevern Square area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nevern Square (SW5 9PD) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -91.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nevern Square (SW5 9PD), 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.