Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.2 6/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bedford Gardens area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedford Gardens (W8 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Campden average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Gardens (W8 7EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uxbridge Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Uxbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uxbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bulmer Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bulmer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Campden Hill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Phillimore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Victoria Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victoria Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Mews Under investigation
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Data Sources

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