Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thackeray Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thackeray Street (W8 5ES) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thackeray Street (W8 5ES), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thackeray Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Palace Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Palace Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gardens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margarets Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour De Vere Gardens —

Data Sources

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