Total Crime Rate

20.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 20.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.7 2/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cromwell Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (270.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 5BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Gloucester Road. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cromwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manson Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnaby Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnaby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnaby Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnaby Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Place Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queen'S Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Queen'S Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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