Total Crime Rate
211.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Linden Gardens area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Colville , and the 175th 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 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 211.1 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Colville average (282.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 285.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Gardens (W2 4HQ), 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 | Robbery | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Grove Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ossington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Palace Gardens Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Clanricarde Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linden Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kensington Mall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newcombe Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| 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 | Bicycle theft | Linden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Grove Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Pembridge Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chepstow Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chepstow Villas | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Chepstow Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A4206 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dawson Place | Under investigation |
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