Crime Rates at Marloes Road, London, W8 5LH

Marloes Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 116th highest crime rate of 503 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 Marloes Road (W8 5LH) in the last 12 months was 293.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.9% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marloes Road (W8 5LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Earl'S Court Gardens, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lexham Mews (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.