Total Crime Rate

1363.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

439.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 1363.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 439.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 348.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 292.9 10/10
  • Other theft 166.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 116.2 10/10
  • Public order 106.1 10/10
  • Drugs 70.7 10/10
  • Robbery 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
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

Penywern Road area has the highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 7th 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 Penywern Road (SW5 9ST) in the last 12 months was 1363.6 per 1,000 residents and was 831.4% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 439.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penywern Road (SW5 9ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Penywern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/134)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wetherby Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kempsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnell Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnell Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A3218 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wetherby Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A3218 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Earl'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kempsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pennant Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Old Manor Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
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Data Sources

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