Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 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 8LN) 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 8LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Radnor Terrace, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Place (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbotsbury Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hollandgreen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary Abbot'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Radnor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Radnor Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Abbots Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Radnor Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Napier Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strangways Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Strangways Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abbotsbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerset Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Earls Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfax Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Somerset Square —
Apr 2026Burglary Melbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Napier Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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