Total Crime Rate
139.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hestercombe Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 15 local areas in Munster , and the 190th highest crime rate of 520 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .
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 Hestercombe Avenue (SW6 5LD) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.4% higher than the Munster average (50.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hestercombe Avenue (SW6 5LD), the main crime hotspot is near Dancer Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Burnfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hestercombe Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rostrevor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | New Kings Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Munster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Munster Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burlington Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | A219 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lalor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Durrell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lalor Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnfoot Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Horder Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colehill Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waldemar Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fulham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulham Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oxberry Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hestercombe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oxberry Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Buer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dancer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dancer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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