Total Crime Rate
1570.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 7th highest crime rate of 503 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 Lancaster Road (W11 1QG) in the last 12 months was 1570.7 per 1,000 residents and was 456.8% higher than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 497.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (W11 1QG), 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 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elgin Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lancaster Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Portobello Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Malton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Malton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Malton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Malton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malton Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Malton Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbourne Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Houses | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Houses | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorpe Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorpe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westbourne Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dunworth Mews | Under investigation |
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