Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 188.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Other theft 36.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.0 10/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (W8 5RH) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (W8 5RH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 119 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B325 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mcleod'S Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gaspar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Osten Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B325 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B325 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cromwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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