Total Crime Rate

240.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 240.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.3 8/10
  • Other theft 40.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Square 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 Square (W8 5EP) 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 Square (W8 5EP), 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 Kensington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Kensington Church Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kensington Church Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheniston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kensington Church Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kensington Church Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York House Place —
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 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting York House Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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