Crime Rates at Portobello Road, London, W11 2QD

Portobello Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 47th highest crime rate of 480 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 Portobello Road (W11 2QD) in the last 12 months was 521.5 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the Colville average (267.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 2QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colville Square, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.