Total Crime Rate
239.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gloucester Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 152nd 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 Gloucester Road (SW7 4SD) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gloucester Road (SW7 4SD), 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 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| 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 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wetherby Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanhope Mews West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanhope Mews East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stanhope Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanhope Mews South | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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