Total Crime Rate

250.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 250.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 47.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Drugs 21.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portobello Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 148th highest crime rate of 503 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 3DG) in the last 12 months was 250.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portobello Road (W11 3DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portobello Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Pembridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pembridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bulmer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bulmer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Crescent
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portobello Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Simon Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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