Total Crime Rate

338.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

232.7 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 338.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 232.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 200.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.2 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 7.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pembroke Villas area has the 17th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 89th 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 Pembroke Villas (W8 6PG) in the last 12 months was 338.2 per 1,000 residents and was 131.0% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 232.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Villas (W8 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nevern Road, where police recorded 121 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 Pembroke Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevern Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nevern Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nevern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Warwick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warwick Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Nevern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nevern Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cluny Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longridge Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Logan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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