Total Crime Rate
526.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chepstow Villas area has the 11th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 50th highest crime rate of 503 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 3DP) in the last 12 months was 526.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.8% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 91.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chepstow Villas (W11 3DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colville Square, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denbigh Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denbigh Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambton Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kensington Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wellington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Simon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simon Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Denbigh Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Simon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colville Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chepstow Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chepstow Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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