Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 21.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kelso Place area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 480 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 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% 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 74 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 Kelso Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcleod'S Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Osten Mews
Apr 2026Burglary Collingham Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Collingham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Osten Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Collingham Road
Apr 2026Burglary Thackeray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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