Crime Rates at Kensington Gate, London, W8 5NA

Kensington Gate area has the 25th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 160th highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gate (W8 5NA) in the last 12 months was 227.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Gate (W8 5NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gloucester Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B325 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.