Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 62.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kensington Court area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 96th 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 Kensington Court (W8 5BG) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Court (W8 5BG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Court Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kensington Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Other theft Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting 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 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Court Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Court Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Young Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York House Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gregory Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Scarsdale Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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