Total Crime Rate

536.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 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 536.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 286.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Robbery 11.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penywern Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 44th 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 9SU) in the last 12 months was 536.1 per 1,000 residents and was 266.2% 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 103 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 4 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penywern Road (SW5 9SU), 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 (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnell Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Farnell Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Earl'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Farnell Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnell Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A3218 —
Apr 2026Other theft A3218 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime A3218 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Child'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kramer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kramer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hogarth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Earl'S Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spear Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hogarth Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Gardens —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kempsford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spear Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kempsford Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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