Crime Rates at Melbury Road, London, W14 8LN

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 8LN) 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 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfax Place, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.