Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BW

Cromwell Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Brompton & Hans Town , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 503 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 5BW) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Brompton & Hans Town average (319.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 5BW), 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.