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Crime in W8 5

How much crime is recorded in W8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Kensington and Chelsea
Region
London
Population
9,674 (2024)
Crime

How safe is W8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in W8 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
26.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

W8 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.723.6
Shoplifting13.58.4
Anti-social behaviour12.710.7
Burglary11.39.1
Other theft7.44.5
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Theft from the person4.62.1
Public order4.14.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Robbery1.41.4
Drugs1.22.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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