Total Crime Rate

521.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 521.5 10/10
  • Other theft 145.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.3 10/10
  • Burglary 59.1 10/10
  • Drugs 53.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chepstow Villas 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 Chepstow Villas (W11 2QX) 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 Chepstow Villas (W11 2QX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chepstow Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colville Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westbourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lambton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pencombe Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Colville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Simon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wellington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Simon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Horbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colville Mews —
Apr 2026Burglary Vernon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vernon Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Denbigh Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Ladbroke Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Colville Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Colville Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colville Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portobello Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portobello Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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