Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2JA

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 2JA) 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 2JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exhibition Road, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.