Total Crime Rate

904.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 904.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 243.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 150.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.7 10/10
  • Other theft 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.0 10/10
  • Public order 73.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Robbery 21.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.5 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Lancer Square area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 19th highest crime rate of 503 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 Lancer Square (W8 4EH) in the last 12 months was 904.6 per 1,000 residents and was 400.3% higher than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 249.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancer Square (W8 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lancer Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornton Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Court Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kensington Palace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Street 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 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kensington Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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