Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Villas, London, W8 6UZ

Shaftesbury Villas area has the 34th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 221st highest 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 Shaftesbury Villas (W8 6UZ) in the last 12 months was 170.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Villas (W8 6UZ), 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.