Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.1 8/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Cottesmore Gardens area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 503 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 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.7% 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 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottesmore Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petersham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launceston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Launceston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kynance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gaspar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Emperor'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mcleod'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaspar Close —
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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