Crime Rate in Abingdon, ward

Abingdon has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 653rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 151st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abingdon in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (181.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abingdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 5 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 414 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abingdon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 113 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.