Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 161.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Other theft 24.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 12.2 3/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Penzance Place area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Colville , and the 226th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penzance Place (W11 4PE) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% lower than the Colville average (267.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penzance Place (W11 4PE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penzance Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Penzance Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penzance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penzance Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Princes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penzance Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Hippodrome Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prince'S Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norland Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princedale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pottery Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hippodrome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queensdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensdale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lansdowne Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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