Crime Rates at Hammersmith Road, London, W6 8BT

Hammersmith Road area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brook Green , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 520 local areas in Hammersmith and Fulham .

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 Hammersmith Road (W6 8BT) in the last 12 months was 2553.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1124.4% higher than the Brook Green average (208.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 412 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 96.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -36.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 596 (≈ 975.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hammersmith Road (W6 8BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Luxemburg Gardens (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.