Total Crime Rate
1718.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 4th 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 4DN) in the last 12 months was 1718.6 per 1,000 residents and was 437.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 13.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 366.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Road. Police recorded 211 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wetherby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaspar Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gaspar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mcleod'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mcleod'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astwood Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashburn Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Launceston Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dove Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rosary Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osten Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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