Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 205.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 36.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.9 8/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 High Street area has the 27th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Abingdon , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington High Street (W8 6ND) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% higher than the Abingdon average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington High Street (W8 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kensington High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Abbot'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strangways Terrace —
Sep 2025Burglary Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary Abbot'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary Abbots Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Warwick Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Earls Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Place —
Sep 2025Public order Pater Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B316 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Abingdon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Pembroke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Warwick Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Earls Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Warwick Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kensington High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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