Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Abingdon, Kensington and Chelsea within 500m.
Incidents
181
Trend
rising
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Area Profile
Museum-heavy, well connected, and generally calmer late at night than major nightlife districts.
Local Policing
This point falls in the Abingdon neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Robbery: To reduce and prevent robberies around our hotspots such as KENSINGTON HIGH STREET and its surrounding side streets. This can be achieved by targeted patrols and also using social media to send out crime prevention advice, and by holding crime prevention stands at HIGH STREET KENSINGTON underground station.
- Burglary: To reduce and prevent burglary across the ward. This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's burglary hot-spots, such as LEXHAM GARDENS, and also by informing and advising residents by way of crime prevention stands and posts on social media.
- Motor Vehicle Crime: To reduce and deter theft of and theft from motor vehicles across the ward. This can be achieved by targeting patrols around the ward's hot-spots, such as the TESCO car park on CROMWELL ROAD and EDWARDES SQUARE. Also by using social media and ward community stands to speak with residents and hand out crime prevention leaflets.
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Earl's Court
474m away · District, Piccadilly
High Street Kensington
605m away · Circle, District
Gloucester Road
943m away · Circle, District, Piccadilly
West Kensington
961m away · District
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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