Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wrights Lane area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 480 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 Wrights Lane (W8 6TF) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrights Lane (W8 6TF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrights Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexham Mews
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Kensington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blithfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Beatrice Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pennant Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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