Crime Rates at Childs Walk, London, SW5 9RZ

Childs Walk area has the 26th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 180th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Childs Walk (SW5 9RZ) in the last 12 months was 206.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Childs Walk (SW5 9RZ), 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.