Total Crime Rate
255.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orchard Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dalgarno , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (W10 5RA) in the last 12 months was 255.9 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Dalgarno average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 120.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orchard Close (W10 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thorpe Close (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golborne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basing Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Basing Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tavistock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Tavistock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tavistock Road | — |
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