Total Crime Rate

367.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 367.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.1 10/10
  • Burglary 37.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Norland , and the 77th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penzance Place (W11 4PG) in the last 12 months was 367.8 per 1,000 residents and was 138.3% higher than the Norland average (154.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 99.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penzance Place (W11 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near St Anns Road. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 39 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penzance Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sirdar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avondale Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wilsham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilsham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilsham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hippodrome Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hesketh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hesketh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Threshers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elgood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penzance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hippodrome Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sirdar Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Runcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Runcorn Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensdale Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Queensdale Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Holland Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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