Total Crime Rate

500.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

137.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 500.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 137.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.7 10/10
  • Other theft 76.6 10/10
  • Robbery 32.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Earls Court Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Earls Court Road (W8 6EA) in the last 12 months was 500.0 per 1,000 residents and was 241.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 137.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Earls Court Road (W8 6EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Adam And Eve Mews, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Earls Court Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phillimore Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillimore Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington High Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Argyll Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynnstay Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Logan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Adam And Eve Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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