Total Crime Rate
675.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lancaster Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 26th 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 1QJ) in the last 12 months was 675.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.6% higher than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancaster Road (W11 1QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 256 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Powis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colville Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colville Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raddington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Raddington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Convent Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Raddington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Raddington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Raddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Raddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raddington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Lukes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Lukes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
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