Total Crime Rate
468.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portobello Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dalgarno , and the 59th 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 Portobello Road (W10 5TA) in the last 12 months was 468.1 per 1,000 residents and was 169.5% higher than the Dalgarno average (173.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 155.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 188.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portobello Road (W10 5TA), 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 | Theft from the person | Swinbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Golborne Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Golborne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golborne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Michaels Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ladbroke Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Josephs Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golborne Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Golborne Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Golborne Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Lawrence Terrace | Under investigation |
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