Crime Rates at Wrights Lane, London, W8 6TE

Wrights Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 34th highest crime rate of 503 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 Wrights Lane (W8 6TE) in the last 12 months was 609.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.6% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrights Lane (W8 6TE), 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.