Total Crime Rate
74.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Phillimore Gardens area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Phillimore Gardens (W8 7QD) in the last 12 months was 74.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Phillimore Gardens (W8 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Campden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kensington High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hornton Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hollandgreen Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrake Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrake Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheldrake Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sheldrake Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kensington High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Phillimore Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Iverna Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynnstay Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Observatory Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Observatory Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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