Total Crime Rate

585.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 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 585.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 151.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Other theft 68.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 53.7 10/10
  • Public order 48.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cheniston Gardens area has the 9th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 39th 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 Cheniston Gardens (W8 6TH) in the last 12 months was 585.4 per 1,000 residents and was 299.8% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheniston Gardens (W8 6TH), 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 Cheniston Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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 Lexham Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stratford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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