Total Crime Rate
177.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Mall area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 213th 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 Mall (W8 4EB) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% lower than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Mall (W8 4EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembridge Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Edge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sheffield Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sheffield Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Notting Hill Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Notting Hill Gate | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Notting Hill Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Notting Hill Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Notting Hill Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Linden Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Newcombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pembridge Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Berkeley Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bulmer Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bulmer Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bulmer Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pembridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Pembridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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