Total Crime Rate
116.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Gate area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Gate (W8 4HH) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% lower than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Gate (W8 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Old Court Place. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Observatory Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gregory Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Gregory Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Church Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Church Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kensington Church Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | York House Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Court Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | 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 | Shoplifting | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old Court Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Court Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Young Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Young Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Young Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Palace Green | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Palace Green | Under investigation |
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