Total Crime Rate

158.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lexham Gardens area has the 37th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 231st highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lexham Gardens (W8 6JE) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lexham Gardens (W8 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lexham Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Earl'S Court Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Earl'S Court Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Earl'S Court Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexham Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trebovir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spear Mews —
Apr 2026Other theft Spear Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Spear Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Spear Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spear Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trebovir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trebovir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templeton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templeton Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templeton Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Templeton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trebovir Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Templeton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trebovir Road —

Data Sources

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