Crime Rates at Penywern Road, London, SW5 9SX

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 9SX) 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 9SX), 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.