Crime Rates at Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4EZ

Kensington Church Street 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 Kensington Church Street (W8 4EZ) 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 Kensington Church Street (W8 4EZ), 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.