Total Crime Rate
664.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
102.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kensington Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 25th highest crime rate of 480 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 4LD) in the last 12 months was 664.2 per 1,000 residents and was 278.9% higher than the Campden average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 200 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (64 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Campden| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Church Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thackeray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iverna Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Iverna Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Melon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Melon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Palace Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Drayson Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palace Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hornton Place | Under investigation |
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