Kensington and Chelsea crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Kensington and Chelsea crime rate

Crime rating – high.

Kensington and Chelsea ranks 3rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 27174 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Kensington and Chelsea has a population of 143375. This equates to a crime rate of 189.53 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 4.03 % compared to previous year. It also puts Kensington and Chelsea in 4th position out of the 33 London boroughs.

Most common crime types in Kensington and Chelsea are Violence and sexual offences (18.2%) Other theft (17.5%) Anti-social behaviour (16.3%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (2.0%) Other crime (0.5%) Possession of weapons (0.4%).

There are 18 wards in Kensington and Chelsea. Wards with high crime rates are Brompton & Hans Town (392.4), Colville (294.8), Campden (252.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Notting Dale (116.9), Redcliffe (115.7), Holland (93.7) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with Kensington and Chelsea, we see high crime rates in SW1W (365.8), SW1X (353.8), SW1H (352.1) . Safest postcode districts are SW6 (101.6), W14 (98.7), SW18 (92.0) .

Kensington and Chelsea crime incidents by crime type

A total of 27174 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4937 (18.2)%
Other theft – 4767 (17.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 4416 (16.3)%
Vehicle crime – 2789 (10.3)%
Theft from the person – 2483 (9.1)%
Shoplifting – 1514 (5.6)%
Burglary – 1491 (5.5)%
Public order – 1396 (5.1)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1157 (4.3)%
Drugs – 744 (2.7)%
Robbery – 694 (2.6)%
Bicycle theft – 556 (2.0)%
Other crime – 125 (0.5)%
Possession of weapons – 105 (0.4)%

How does Kensington and Chelsea compare against nearby areas ?

Kensington and Chelsea ranks 3rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Kensington and Chelsea is compared against

Crime rates in Kensington and Chelsea wards

There are 18 wards within Kensington and Chelsea. Brompton & Hans Town, Colville, Campden has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 18 wards from high crime rate to low.