Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kensington Court area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 150th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Court (W8 5BD) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.9% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kensington Court (W8 5BD), 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 (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Queen's Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York House Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prince Of Wales Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scarsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Scarsdale Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cambridge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York House Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | York House Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gregory Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Kensington Church Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thackeray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Palace Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kensington Church Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kensington Church Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kensington Church Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Palace Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Kensington Church Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kensington Church Court | Under investigation |
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