Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · 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 16.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abingdon Villas area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abingdon Villas (W8 6BU) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 276.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abingdon Villas (W8 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abingdon Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington High Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lexham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lexham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lexham Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lexham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lexham Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shaftesbury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Hornton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hornton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Radley Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lexham Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornton Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Redfield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Child'S Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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