Total Crime Rate
320.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Portland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Norland , and the 104th 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 Portland Road (W11 4LU) in the last 12 months was 320.0 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Norland average (167.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Portland Road (W11 4LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Threshers Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosmead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dulford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulford Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rosmead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elgood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilsham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hippodrome Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grenfell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grenfell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grenfell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilsham Street | 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 | Burglary | St James'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St James'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Threshers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Threshers Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Threshers Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hippodrome Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sirdar Road | Under investigation |
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