Total Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beckford Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 45th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beckford Close (W14 8TR) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (β 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beckford Close (W14 8TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Warwick Road, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fenelon Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mornington Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Cromwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cluny Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Radnor Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Radnor Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Radnor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warwick Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beckford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Warwick Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strangways Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Strangways Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Strangways Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Strangways Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Strangways Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strangways Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Mary Abbot'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Abbot'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Abbots Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembroke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Radnor Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beckford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Philbeach Gardens | β |
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