Total Crime Rate

86.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barkston Gardens area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0ES) in the last 12 months was 86.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barkston Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spear Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Coleherne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleherne Road —
Sep 2025Public order Coleherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Bolton Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Spear Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spear Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Spear Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coleherne Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Spear Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spear Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Child'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Child'S Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redfield Lane —
Sep 2025Public order Redfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfield Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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