Total Crime Rate
80.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire Place area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 480 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 Devonshire Place (W8 5UD) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Place (W8 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hogarth Road, where police recorded 134 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abingdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cornwall Gardens Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barkston Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Osten Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Morton Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Morton Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morton Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beatrice Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hogarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hogarth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Osten Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hogarth Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Osten Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingham Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingham Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kenway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barkston Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Collingham Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blithfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Earl'S Court Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaspar Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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