Total Crime Rate

138.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 138.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.8 6/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powis Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 233rd lowest 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 Powis Gardens (W11 1JG) in the last 12 months was 138.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Gardens (W11 1JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colville Square, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tavistock Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Powis Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Colville Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portobello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Powis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Powis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portobello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portobello Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Convent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aldridge Road Villas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Road Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alba Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colville Houses —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colville Houses —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colville Houses —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colville Houses —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Convent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Convent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colville Houses —
Sep 2025Public order Powis Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Lukes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Park Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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