Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 78.7 7/10
  • Burglary 16.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Palace Gardens Terrace area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Palace Gardens Terrace (W8 4SA) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Gardens Terrace (W8 4SA), 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.

Crime Over Time in Palace Gardens Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Victoria Grove Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Grove Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York House Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palace Gardens Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kensington Palace Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Court Place —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vicarage Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dukes Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hornton Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sheffield Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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