Total Crime Rate
155.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linden Gardens area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 250th highest 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 Linden Gardens (W2 4HB) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Gardens (W2 4HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (31 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Peel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Notting Hill Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pembridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensington Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pembridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulmer Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bulmer Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bulmer Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bulmer Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | — |
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