Total Crime Rate
212.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portobello Road area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 174th highest 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 Portobello Road (W10 5SA) in the last 12 months was 212.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2022.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portobello Road (W10 5SA), the main crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 254 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Munro Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faraday Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Faraday Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbroke Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Golborne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Golborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golborne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bosworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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