Crime Rates at Hillgate Street, London, W8 7SR

Hillgate Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Campden , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 503 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 Hillgate Street (W8 7SR) in the last 12 months was 495.8 per 1,000 residents and was 174.2% higher than the Campden average (180.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 243.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillgate Street (W8 7SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bulmer Mews, where police recorded 182 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.