Total Crime Rate

111.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 111.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 49.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Road (W8 5AU) in the last 12 months was 111.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.6% lower than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (W8 5AU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palace Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canning Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Vere Gardens —
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 Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B325 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petersham Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Palace Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Palace Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thackeray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petersham Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reston Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B325 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Court Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Court Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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