Total Crime Rate

210.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.2 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 210.7 10/10
  • Other theft 77.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cromwell Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 177th highest crime rate of 480 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 Cromwell Road (SW7 5DA) in the last 12 months was 210.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SW7 5DA), 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 (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clareville Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherstone Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petersham Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B325 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanhope Mews South —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B325 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Consort Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashburn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen'S Gate Place Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanhope Mews South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloucester Road —
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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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