Crime Rates at Marloes Road, London, W8 5LG

Marloes Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 480 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 5LG) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marloes Road (W8 5LG), 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.