Total Crime Rate

192.0 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 192.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Victoria Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 195th highest crime rate of 503 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 5RJ) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (W8 5RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thackeray Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petersham Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Gardens Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osten Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Mews South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kynance Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Launceston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Launceston Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petersham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Gate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mcleod'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Emperor'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southwell Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Gate Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petersham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft B325 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thackeray Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 46

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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