Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 113.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Burglary 15.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kensington Church Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 4BA) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% lower than the Campden average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 4BA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Melon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Walk —
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iverna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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