Total Crime Rate
160.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanford 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 5QN) 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 5QN), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scarsdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Albert Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Albert Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lexham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Gardens Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margarets Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Young Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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