Total Crime Rate
296.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
96.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Portland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Norland , and the 117th 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 Portland Road (W11 4LS) in the last 12 months was 296.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.8% higher than the Norland average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Road (W11 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Notting Dale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grenfell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cornwall Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pottery Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hippodrome Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dulford Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dale Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Princes Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Runcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Runcorn Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penzance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Penzance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Penzance Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penzance Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hippodrome Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penzance Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Princedale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penzance Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Avondale Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sirdar Road | Under investigation |
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