Total Crime Rate

187.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.5 9/10
  • Other theft 43.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 25.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwell Gardens area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 195th highest crime rate of 480 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 187.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% 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 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Southwell Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Colbeck Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersham Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Courtfield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ashburn Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornwall Mews South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osten Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
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Data Sources

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