Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 Court area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 39th lowest crime rate of 480 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 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

In the area around Kensington Court (W8 5BG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Church Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub 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 Kensington Church Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Court Place
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Court Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York House Place
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 Cottesmore Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Douro Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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