Total Crime Rate
547.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 46th 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 4EP) in the last 12 months was 547.5 per 1,000 residents and was 202.8% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 21.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 4EP), 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 (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Court Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Court Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Court Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Old Court Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kensington Palace Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensington Church Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kensington Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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