Crime Rates at Lexham Gardens, London, W8 5JR

Lexham Gardens area has the 21st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lexham Gardens (W8 5JR) in the last 12 months was 272.3 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexham Gardens (W8 5JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hogarth Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.