Total Crime Rate
205.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kensington 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 7RB) 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 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 80 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Park Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Adam And Eve Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abingdon Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Abingdon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abingdon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | B316 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pater Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pembroke Place | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.