Total Crime Rate
1411.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025West Cromwell Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 8th 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 West Cromwell Road (W14 8PB) in the last 12 months was 1411.2 per 1,000 residents and was 799.4% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (β 542.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around West Cromwell Road (W14 8PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenelon Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mornington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cromwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cluny Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nevern Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nevern Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nevern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Radnor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Radnor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Radnor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warwick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gibbs Green Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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