Crime Rates at Melbury Road, London, W14 8AF

Melbury Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Holland , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 480 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 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Holland average (78.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbury Road (W14 8AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kensington High Street, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.