Crime Rates at Powis Square, London, W11 2AY

Powis Square area has the 37th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 186th 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 Powis Square (W11 2AY) in the last 12 months was 204.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Square (W11 2AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colville Square, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tavistock Road (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.