Total Crime Rate

160.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.4 8/10
  • Burglary 32.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Robbery 8.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Stanford Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 241st highest 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 Stanford Road (W8 5QL) in the last 12 months was 160.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 294.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanford Road (W8 5QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 118 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 Stanford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Albert Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Albert Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lexham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gardens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Margarets Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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