Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Marloes Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 13th 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 Marloes Road (W8 5LB) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 276.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marloes Road (W8 5LB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Marloes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/96)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wynnstay Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gardens Walk 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Abingdon Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Abingdon Villas Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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