Crime Rate in Colville, ward

Colville has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea district and the 130th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 37th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Colville in the last 12 months was 282.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Kensington and Chelsea district average (189.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Colville’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 425 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 14 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 67.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -30.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 626 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Colville ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 288 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.