Total Crime Rate
425.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Osten Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 70th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Osten Mews (SW7 4HW) in the last 12 months was 425.7 per 1,000 residents and was 171.3% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 79.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Osten Mews (SW7 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingham Place, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtfield Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtfield Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtfield Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtfield Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Courtfield Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashburn Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Southwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southwell Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
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