Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other theft 13.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottesmore Gardens area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottesmore Gardens (W8 5PR) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottesmore Gardens (W8 5PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cottesmore Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osten Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Vere Gardens
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cornwall Mews South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osten Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Court Place
Apr 2026Burglary Osten Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Osten Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaspar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaspar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcleod'S Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Court Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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