Total Crime Rate
138.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Powis 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Portobello Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Alba Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Lukes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Park Mews | Under investigation |
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