Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.2 3/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Cromwell Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 480 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 West Cromwell Road (SW5 9QS) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Cromwell Road (SW5 9QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nevern Road, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Cromwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Philbeach Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Philbeach Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philbeach Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philbeach Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philbeach Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Philbeach Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevern Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nevern Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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