Total Crime Rate

129.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Linden Gardens area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 216th 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 Linden Gardens (W2 4HD) in the last 12 months was 129.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% lower than the Colville average (267.3 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 Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Gardens (W2 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembridge Villas Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Square
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembridge Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rabbit Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street
Apr 2026Drugs Pembridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pembridge Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notting Hill Gate
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rabbit Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kensington Mall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Notting Hill Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notting Hill Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Gardens
Apr 2026Burglary Linden Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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