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

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 7RG) 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 7RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 164 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.