Total Crime Rate

281.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 281.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Burglary 20.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 125th 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 Portland Road (W11 4LG) in the last 12 months was 281.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 52.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Road (W11 4LG), the main crime hotspot is near Holland Park. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lansdowne Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Penzance Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holland Park β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Holland Park Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Yard β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Norland Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Princes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Penzance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Penzance Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladbroke Mews β€”
Sep 2025Public order Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Taverners Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James'S Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St James'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James'S Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Hippodrome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hippodrome Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hippodrome Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladbroke Mews β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdowne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladbroke Mews β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Boyne Terrace Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladbroke Mews β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cowling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hippodrome Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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