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 6TL) 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 6TL), 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 (30/109)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iverna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheniston Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheniston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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