Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Burglary 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Church Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 228th highest crime rate of 503 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 Kensington Church Street (W8 4BD) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% lower than the Campden average (180.8 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 Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 4BD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kensington Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York House Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Dukes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Palace Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kensington Palace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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