Total Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Villas area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 503 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 St Johns Villas (W8 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 107.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Villas (W8 5UQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courtfield Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Collingham Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Collingham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collingham Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emperor'S Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astwood Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcleod'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mcleod'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gaspar Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaspar Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gaspar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaspar Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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