Total Crime Rate
284.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Elgin Mews area has the 20th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 120th 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 Elgin Mews (W11 1PU) in the last 12 months was 284.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elgin Mews (W11 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Ladbroke Grove. Police recorded 330 crimes here, including 119 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Basing Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Blagrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blagrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Park Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Codrington Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kensington Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tavistock Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kensington Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Park Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Park Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Basing Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Raddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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