Total Crime Rate

750.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 750.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.4 10/10
  • Other theft 104.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 101.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.3 10/10
  • Public order 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palace Green area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 20th 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 Palace Green (W8 4QA) in the last 12 months was 750.8 per 1,000 residents and was 328.3% 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 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 218.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Green (W8 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Court Place, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Palace Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thackeray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palace Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Kensington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Old Court Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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