South Kensington
Middle areaSouth east Kensington and Chelsea. 5,989 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 South Kensington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in South Kensington
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Kensington at a rate of 172.3 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 |
|---|---|
| Other crime | 228 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 221 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 144 |
| Vehicle crime | 136 |
| Shoplifting | 85 |
| Theft from the person | 83 |
| Burglary | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How South Kensington compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is South Kensington safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in South Kensington at a rate of 172.3 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, 75 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in South Kensington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (228), anti-social behaviour (221) and violence and sexual offences (144).
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 South Kensington alone. See Kensington and Chelsea
South Kensington in brief
The median price paid for a home in South Kensington was £1,305,000 in 2025.
South Kensington had 5,764 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in South Kensington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In South Kensington, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.