Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.5 8/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelso Place area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kelso Place (W8 5QD) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kelso Place (W8 5QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingham Place, where police recorded 70 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 Kelso Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launceston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margarets Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osten Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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