Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

South End area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 69th 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 South End (W8 5BU) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South End (W8 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Osten Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palace Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cornwall Gardens Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Church Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beatrice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Kensington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thackeray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palace Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheniston Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osten Mews —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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