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

Kelso Place 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 Kelso Place (W8 5QQ) 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 Kelso Place (W8 5QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Old Court Place. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kelso Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mcleod'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Emperor'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Street —
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Court Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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