North Kensington
Middle areaNorth west Kensington and Chelsea. 8,824 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in North Kensington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in North Kensington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Kensington at a rate of 163.5 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 | 352 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 343 |
| Other crime | 234 |
| Shoplifting | 139 |
| Vehicle crime | 133 |
| Drug offences | 87 |
| Burglary | 46 |
| Robbery | 41 |
| Theft from the person | 35 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How North Kensington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is North Kensington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Kensington at a rate of 163.5 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, 175 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Kensington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (352), violence and sexual offences (343) and other crime (234).
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 North Kensington alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
North Kensington in brief
The median price paid for a home in North Kensington was £920,000 in 2025.
North Kensington had 8,993 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in North Kensington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In North Kensington, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.