Total Crime Rate
239.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell 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 Cromwell Road (SW7 5DA) 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 Cromwell Road (SW7 5DA), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Reece Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Queensberry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Queensberry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bute Street | Under investigation |
| 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 | Burglary | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Wetherby Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Mews West | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gloucester Road | Under investigation |
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