Total Crime Rate

1259.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1259.3 10/10
  • Other theft 450.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 314.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Burglary 30.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.7 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Drugs 18.5 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cromwell Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 12th highest crime rate of 503 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 Cromwell Road (SW7 2HR) in the last 12 months was 1259.3 per 1,000 residents and was 294.0% higher than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 2HR), the main crime hotspot is near Exhibition Road. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumner Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cromwell Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Gate Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Exhibition Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Exhibition Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cromwell Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thurloe Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurloe Place Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thurloe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Place —
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thurloe Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thurloe Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Exhibition Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Exhibition Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Exhibition Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pelham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumner Place Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pelham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnaby Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queensberry Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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