Crap Towns / Hammersmith and Fulham / Crime

How much crime is there in Hammersmith and Fulham?

The police recorded 114 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hammersmith and Fulham from September 2023 to August 2026, 50% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 112, down from 115 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	115	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	115	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	112	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.5	34.1
Other theft	13.4	5.4
Shoplifting	12.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	10.6	3.8
Public order	8.9	6.6
Burglary	6.7	3.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.6	7.0
Drugs	6.0	2.4
Theft from the person	5.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	3.6	0.5
Robbery	3.3	0.6
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	9.2 km	1,103
Westminster	4.7 km	409
Camden	7.2 km	191
Kensington and Chelsea	2.1 km	151
Lambeth	8.5 km	118
Hammersmith and Fulham	–	114
Brent	7.8 km	94.8
Ealing	8.2 km	87.6
Wandsworth	5.4 km	79.6
Merton	9.6 km	63.1
Richmond upon Thames	8.6 km	60.1
The typical town	–	76.2