Total Crime Rate
132.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wells Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Addison , and the 198th highest crime rate of 504 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Road (W12 8DA) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower than the Addison average (225.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wells Road (W12 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Addison| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hammersmith Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennard Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gainsborough Court | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Gainsborough Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hammersmith Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hammersmith Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Astrop Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Richford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Batoum Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Richford Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Richford Street | Under investigation |
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