Total Crime Rate

664.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 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 664.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 131.4 9/10
  • Other theft 124.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 116.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 73.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.5 10/10
  • Drugs 36.5 10/10
  • Burglary 29.2 10/10
  • Public order 29.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.6 10/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Kensington Church Court 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 Court (W8 4SP) 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 Court (W8 4SP), 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 (70 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Church Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Melon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Church Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hornton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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