Total Crime Rate
281.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lansdowne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penzance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holland Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norland Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norland Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penzance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Penzance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holland Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Holland Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Taverners Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St James'S Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St James'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St James'S Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hippodrome Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hippodrome Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hippodrome Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Boyne Terrace Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hippodrome Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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