Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cornwall Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornwall Gardens (SW7 4AW) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Gardens (SW7 4AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Road, where police recorded 211 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cornwall Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Street
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersham Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Mews South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Canning Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Albert Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B325 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gardens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osten Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petersham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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