Total Crime Rate
293.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Marloes 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 5LJ) 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 5LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 80 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abingdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spear Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earl'S Court Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Earl'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Earl'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Earl'S Court Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spear Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spear Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spear Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Spear Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spear Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Child'S Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Redfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Child'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Child'S Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redfield Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margarets Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenway Road | — |
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