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 4TR) 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 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 200 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Palace Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/92)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York House Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wright'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wright'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wright'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Church Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hornton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Thackeray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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