Crime Rates at Barkston Gardens, London, SW5 0ES

Barkston Gardens area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0ES) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkston Gardens (SW5 0ES), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 242 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.