Crime in W6: Hammersmith, London
data.police.uk recorded 1,265 street-level crimes at the representative point for W6 (Hammersmith, London) in Aug 2026. The most common category was violence and sexual offences (334 reports, 26.4% of the total). The monthly total rose versus the month before. That is roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area.
Hammersmith, a busy west London riverside district and transport hub.
Crime by category in W6
Every street-level crime recorded near the W6 representative point in Aug 2026, by Home Office category, most common first:
| Category | Crimes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 334 | 26.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 279 | 22.1% |
| Shoplifting | 172 | 13.6% |
| Public order | 106 | 8.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 89 | 7% |
| Other theft | 80 | 6.3% |
| Burglary | 48 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 48 | 3.8% |
| Theft from the person | 36 | 2.8% |
| Robbery | 33 | 2.6% |
| Bicycle theft | 27 | 2.1% |
| Possession of weapons | 7 | 0.6% |
| Other crime | 4 | 0.3% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 | 0.2% |
1,265 crimes recorded in Aug 2026. data.police.uk snaps each crime to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points, so counts describe the area around the W6 centroid, not a single street or property.
W6 crime trend: last 6 months
The monthly recorded-crime total at the W6 representative point. The recent monthly average is 1,193 crimes. A single outcode is a small sample, so read the direction rather than any single month.
Source: data.police.uk crimes-street API. The dataset publishes monthly with a ~1–2 month lag; the latest month shown is the newest the API had on the last refresh.
How safe is W6?
In Aug 2026, W6 was roughly in line with the recent 6-month average for this area. Recorded crime is not the same as risk: city-centre and high-footfall outcodes record more crime simply because more people pass through them, and recorded figures reflect reporting and policing as well as offending. Use this as area context alongside the price, flood and ground-stability picture — not in isolation.
1,265 recorded crimes · Aug 2026 · violence and sexual offences most common
See the crime mapped to one W6 address
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Frequently asked questions
How much crime is there in W6?
data.police.uk recorded 1,265 street-level crimes in W6 (Hammersmith, London) in Aug 2026, against a recent monthly average of 1,193 over the last 6 months. The largest single category was violence and sexual offences, at 26.4% of reports. These are reports snapped to anonymised map points near the outcode centroid, not a per-property figure.
What are the most common crimes in W6?
In Aug 2026 the most common recorded categories in W6 were violence and sexual offences (334), anti-social behaviour (279), shoplifting (172). The full category breakdown is in the table above, taken straight from the Home Office crime categories on data.police.uk.
Is W6 getting safer or more dangerous?
Over the last 6 months of data.police.uk data, the monthly recorded-crime total for W6 rose most recently and averaged 1,193 crimes a month. A single outcode is a small sample and recorded crime reflects reporting and policing as well as underlying offending, so read the trend, not one month in isolation.
How accurate is the crime data for W6?
It is official Home Office data published on data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence. Each crime is snapped to one of a fixed set of anonymised map points near where it happened — never the exact address — so figures describe the area around the outcode centroid, not a single property. Search an exact address on HouseCheckup to see the crimes mapped closest to it in the full report.
Crime in nearby areas
Paddington and Bayswater, a high-footfall central transport and tourism district.
Chiswick, a residential west London riverside district.
Notting Hill, a busy central residential, market and nightlife district.
West Kensington and Olympia, a dense west London district in Hammersmith and Fulham.
Ealing Broadway, a busy west London town centre.
Maida Vale and Westbourne Green, a dense inner west London residential district.
Sources
- Street-level crime data — data.police.uk (Home Office)
- Outcode geocoding — postcodes.io
Contains public sector information from data.police.uk licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Street-level crimes are snapped to anonymised map points, not exact addresses.