Total Crime Rate

819.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

246.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 819.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 246.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 205.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.1 10/10
  • Other theft 102.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.9 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 44.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.1 10/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Wrights Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 17th 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 Wrights Lane (W8 5SH) in the last 12 months was 819.9 per 1,000 residents and was 460.0% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 246.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrights Lane (W8 5SH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrights Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Kensington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blithfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beatrice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iverna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
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Data Sources

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