Crime Rates at Portobello Road, London, W11 1LL

Portobello Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 187th highest crime rate of 480 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 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Colville average (267.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 296 crimes here, including 95 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.