Total Crime Rate

60.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Holland , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbury Road (W14 8AF) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Holland average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 6 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Road (W14 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Melbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Abbot'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strangways Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary Abbot'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Abbots Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Square —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Earls Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Place —
Sep 2025Public order Pater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B316 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Park Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollandgreen Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Phillimore Gardens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington High Street —

Data Sources

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