Crime Rates at Kensington Church Street, London, W8 7LN

Kensington Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 181st highest crime rate of 503 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 7LN) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% higher than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 220.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Church Street (W8 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.