Total Crime Rate
295.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Powis Mews area has the 18th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 115th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Powis Mews (W11 1JN) in the last 12 months was 295.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Powis Mews (W11 1JN), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldridge Road Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldridge Road Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dunworth Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhouse Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtnell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunworth Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Powis Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Powis Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Talbot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Powis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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