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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in W8: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

W8 recorded 242 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.97 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 21.1% of all offences recorded.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring92.63 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment242 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_flatCrime unchanged year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

242
trending_down -9.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

92.63per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,470

Within W8 district

Kensington and Chelsea

34,696

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 19 Public order: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 5
19
Old Court Place Map
total: 9 Shoplifting: 5 Other theft: 2
9
Parking Area Map
total: 9 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Peel Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
8
Hornton Place Map
total: 8 Other theft: 2 Theft from the person: 2
8
Wright'S Lane Map
total: 8 Public order: 3 Shoplifting: 3
8
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 2 Theft from the person: 2
8
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Theft from the person: 2
7
Nightclub Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Kensington Church Court Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other theft: 1
6

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
242 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
51
21.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
45
18.6%
Other Theft
25
10.3%
Shoplifting
25
10.3%
Public Order
23
9.5%
Theft from Person
18
7.4%
Burglary
16
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
16
6.6%
Criminal Damage & Arson
8
3.3%
Robbery
6
2.5%
Weapons Possession
3
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
3
1.2%
Drug Offences
3
1.2%

Crime Analysis: W8

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in W8 at 21.1%. Anti-social Behaviour (18.6%) and Other Theft (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Crime levels in W8 have held relatively steady over the past year at around 92.63 crimes per 1,000 residents. The trend chart above shows how individual offence categories have shifted month to month within that overall picture.

Crime figures for W8 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Month-on-Monthtrending_down -9.4%
Year-on-Yeartrending_flat 0.0%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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