Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2JB

Cromwell Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 24th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 2JB) in the last 12 months was 701.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.4% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 118.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 148.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 2JB), 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.