Crime Rates at Palace Place Mansions, London, W8 5BB

Palace Place Mansions area has the 34th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 204th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Place Mansions (W8 5BB) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Place Mansions (W8 5BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Court Place, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.