Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Drugs 19.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Powis Gardens area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powis Gardens (W11 1JG) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.2% lower than the Colville average (267.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Gardens (W11 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Tavistock Road. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Powis Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colville Square
Apr 2026Public order Basing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tavistock Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denbigh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Basing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Denbigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Denbigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tavistock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Road
Apr 2026Burglary Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Place

Data Sources

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