Crime Rates at Portobello Road, London, W11 1LL

Portobello Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 223rd highest 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 Portobello Road (W11 1LL) in the last 12 months was 169.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 276 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.