Total Crime Rate
101.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chantry Square area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 177th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chantry Square (W8 5UL) in the last 12 months was 101.0 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -81.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chantry Square (W8 5UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Collingham Place, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gaspar Mews (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Scarsdale Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devonshire Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingsley Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Margarets Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knaresborough Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knaresborough Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Osten Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knaresborough Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Young Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Gardens Walk | Under investigation |
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