Total Crime Rate

296.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Other theft 36.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portland 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.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Grenfell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottery Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dulford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hippodrome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dulford Street
Apr 2026Burglary Dulford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dale Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Runcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Runcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penzance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penzance Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penzance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penzance Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hippodrome Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penzance Place
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dulford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penzance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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