Total Crime Rate
266.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norland Square area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 135th 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 Norland Square (W11 4QJ) in the last 12 months was 266.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (β 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norland Square (W11 4QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lansdowne Mews, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penzance Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cowling Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Princes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Norland Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norland Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Prince'S Yard | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Holland Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Penzance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ladbroke Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ladbroke Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Ladbroke Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ladbroke Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ladbroke Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lansdowne Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penzance Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ladbroke Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Penzance Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilsham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Holland Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hippodrome Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hippodrome Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hippodrome Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilsham Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Royal Crescent | Under investigation |
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