Kensington Gardens
Middle areaSouth Kensington and Chelsea. 7,676 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Kensington Gardens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Kensington Gardens
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensington Gardens at a rate of 142.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 388 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 217 |
| Other crime | 191 |
| Burglary | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Theft from the person | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Drug offences | 25 |
| Robbery | 22 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Kensington Gardens compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Kensington Gardens safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Kensington Gardens at a rate of 142.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 171.5 per 1,000 people across Kensington and Chelsea.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Kensington Gardens.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (388), violence and sexual offences (217) and other crime (191).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea
These figures are published for the whole of Kensington and Chelsea, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Kensington and Chelsea and not Kensington Gardens alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
Kensington Gardens in brief
The median price paid for a home in Kensington Gardens was £959,700 in 2025.
Kensington Gardens had 7,250 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Kensington Gardens live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Kensington Gardens, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.