Total Crime Rate

478.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 478.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 112.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.5 10/10
  • Other theft 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 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 Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 55th 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 Place (W8 7PP) in the last 12 months was 478.5 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the Campden average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Place (W8 7PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uxbridge Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Pembridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pembridge Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bedford Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uxbridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bedford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bedford Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Portobello Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Portobello Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Notting Hill Gate —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Notting Hill Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notting Hill Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Observatory Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Observatory Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Uxbridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pembridge Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tor Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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