Total Crime Rate
122.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Scarsdale Villas area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Scarsdale Villas (W8 6PU) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scarsdale Villas (W8 6PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Longridge Road, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lexham Mews (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Phillimore Gardens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Abingdon Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Abingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B316 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pater Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lexham Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Radley Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexham Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Longridge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Templeton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lexham Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Redfield Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wallgrave Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redfield Lane | Under investigation |
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