Crime Rates at Kensington High Street, London, W8 7RG

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 7RG) 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 7RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 170 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.