Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Public order 26.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.1 7/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 19.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington High Street area has the 36th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Abingdon , and the 219th highest crime rate of 480 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 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Abingdon average (146.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington High Street (W8 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheldrake Place, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pater Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earls Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Earls Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pembroke Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pembroke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sheldrake Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sheldrake Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hollandgreen Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheldrake Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Mary Abbot'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Strangways Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Strangways Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strangways Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melbury Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stafford Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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