Total Crime Rate

178.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 178.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 50.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 480 local areas in Kensington and Chelsea .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington High Street (W8 7RT) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Campden average (175.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -13.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington High Street (W8 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 244 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holland Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Iverna Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gordon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iverna Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abingdon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cheniston Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheniston Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheniston Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kensington Church Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Court Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Court Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Melon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Scarsdale Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gloucester Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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