Crime Rate in West Kensington, ward

West Kensington has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Hammersmith and Fulham district and the 1461st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 288th highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Kensington in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Hammersmith and Fulham district average (143.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Kensington’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 312 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 332 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Kensington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Telephone Place, with 147 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around North End Road (28 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.