Total Crime Rate
143.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Southwell Gardens area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 235th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Gardens (SW7 4SB) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Southwell Gardens (SW7 4SB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wetherby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wetherby Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wetherby Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwell Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanhope Mews South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stanhope Mews West | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Mews West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stanhope Mews West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanhope Mews West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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