Total Crime Rate
291.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allen Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 122nd highest 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 Allen Street (W8 6BL) in the last 12 months was 291.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allen Street (W8 6BL), 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.
View Crime In Abingdon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stratford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hornton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hornton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Phillimore Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wright'S Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynnstay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lexham Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wright'S Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wright'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wright'S Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Argyll Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Wright'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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