Crime Rate in Abingdon, ward

Abingdon has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 576th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 126th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abingdon in the last 12 months was 156.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abingdon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 323 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -32.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 428 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abingdon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 122 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lexham Mews (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.