Total Crime Rate

737.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 737.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 162.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 134.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.3 9/10
  • Public order 55.1 10/10
  • Other theft 52.0 10/10
  • Drugs 45.9 10/10
  • Burglary 30.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.4 9/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
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

Portobello Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portobello Road (W11 1LT) in the last 12 months was 737.0 per 1,000 residents and was 175.7% higher than the Colville average (267.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 1LT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portobello Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Basing Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blagrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blagrove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blagrove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blagrove Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Blagrove Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Blagrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Blagrove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Blagrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tavistock Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Convent Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Basing Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Vernon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raddington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raddington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Raddington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colville Houses Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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