Total Crime Rate
182.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linden Gardens area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 208th highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Linden Gardens (W2 4ES) in the last 12 months was 182.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Colville average (282.1 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. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Linden Gardens (W2 4ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Notting Hill Gate (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rede Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcombe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berkeley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Berkeley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clanricarde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Notting Hill Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Gardens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ossington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Grove Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Petersburgh Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Petersburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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