Total Crime Rate

570.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 570.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.5 9/10
  • Other theft 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Drugs 37.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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 6th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portobello Road (W11 2EB) in the last 12 months was 570.8 per 1,000 residents and was 113.5% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -49.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 2EB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 249 crimes here, including 81 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 (30/136)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colville Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Portobello Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tavistock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lancaster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colville Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunworth Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denbigh Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Denbigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Denbigh Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colville Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alba Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Colville Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alba Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alba Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alba Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Alba Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lonsdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portobello Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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