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Shoplifting in Kensington and Chelsea 12 months to June 2026
22.4per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 3,261 shoplifting offences in Kensington and Chelsea in the 12 months to June 2026, up 18.8% (517) on the previous 12 months. That is 22.4 per 1,000 residents against 8.3 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Shoplifting” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 145,734 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 105 offences October 2011: 110 offences November 2011: 156 offences December 2011: 192 offences January 2012: 152 offences February 2012: 126 offences March 2012: 161 offences April 2012: 125 offences May 2012: 126 offences June 2012: 131 offences July 2012: 144 offences August 2012: 143 offences September 2012: 96 offences October 2012: 122 offences November 2012: 110 offences December 2012: 142 offences January 2013: 129 offences February 2013: 124 offences March 2013: 123 offences April 2013: 126 offences May 2013: 126 offences June 2013: 122 offences July 2013: 122 offences August 2013: 85 offences September 2013: 105 offences October 2013: 125 offences November 2013: 124 offences December 2013: 135 offences January 2014: 110 offences February 2014: 116 offences March 2014: 150 offences April 2014: 152 offences May 2014: 149 offences June 2014: 144 offences July 2014: 162 offences August 2014: 157 offences September 2014: 123 offences October 2014: 131 offences November 2014: 129 offences December 2014: 188 offences January 2015: 137 offences February 2015: 121 offences March 2015: 127 offences April 2015: 147 offences May 2015: 172 offences June 2015: 156 offences July 2015: 149 offences August 2015: 123 offences September 2015: 121 offences October 2015: 170 offences November 2015: 132 offences December 2015: 165 offences January 2016: 124 offences February 2016: 120 offences March 2016: 135 offences April 2016: 119 offences May 2016: 176 offences June 2016: 140 offences July 2016: 148 offences August 2016: 126 offences September 2016: 132 offences October 2016: 140 offences November 2016: 129 offences December 2016: 145 offences January 2017: 121 offences February 2017: 106 offences March 2017: 146 offences April 2017: 136 offences May 2017: 159 offences June 2017: 127 offences July 2017: 149 offences August 2017: 161 offences September 2017: 137 offences October 2017: 131 offences November 2017: 145 offences December 2017: 146 offences January 2018: 152 offences February 2018: 142 offences March 2018: 147 offences April 2018: 136 offences May 2018: 127 offences June 2018: 137 offences July 2018: 123 offences August 2018: 100 offences September 2018: 100 offences October 2018: 130 offences November 2018: 131 offences December 2018: 125 offences January 2019: 107 offences February 2019: 105 offences March 2019: 123 offences April 2019: 106 offences May 2019: 126 offences June 2019: 143 offences July 2019: 133 offences August 2019: 171 offences September 2019: 123 offences October 2019: 143 offences November 2019: 168 offences December 2019: 175 offences January 2020: 178 offences February 2020: 109 offences March 2020: 94 offences April 2020: 24 offences May 2020: 33 offences June 2020: 73 offences July 2020: 102 offences August 2020: 89 offences September 2020: 112 offences October 2020: 115 offences November 2020: 51 offences December 2020: 97 offences January 2021: 44 offences February 2021: 52 offences March 2021: 40 offences April 2021: 79 offences May 2021: 90 offences June 2021: 82 offences July 2021: 127 offences August 2021: 119 offences September 2021: 98 offences October 2021: 104 offences November 2021: 83 offences December 2021: 141 offences January 2022: 100 offences February 2022: 94 offences March 2022: 112 offences April 2022: 86 offences May 2022: 103 offences June 2022: 86 offences July 2022: 85 offences August 2022: 74 offences September 2022: 71 offences October 2022: 85 offences November 2022: 79 offences December 2022: 94 offences January 2023: 94 offences February 2023: 94 offences March 2023: 102 offences April 2023: 97 offences May 2023: 130 offences June 2023: 157 offences July 2023: 159 offences August 2023: 133 offences September 2023: 138 offences October 2023: 148 offences November 2023: 166 offences December 2023: 157 offences January 2024: 176 offences February 2024: 155 offences March 2024: 155 offences April 2024: 183 offences May 2024: 195 offences June 2024: 168 offences July 2024: 246 offences August 2024: 187 offences September 2024: 205 offences October 2024: 253 offences November 2024: 193 offences December 2024: 229 offences January 2025: 196 offences February 2025: 197 offences March 2025: 229 offences April 2025: 209 offences May 2025: 275 offences June 2025: 325 offences July 2025: 339 offences August 2025: 335 offences September 2025: 302 offences October 2025: 243 offences November 2025: 260 offences December 2025: 238 offences January 2026: 242 offences February 2026: 232 offences March 2026: 248 offences April 2026: 248 offences May 2026: 253 offences June 2026: 321 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value What this measures Theft of goods from a shop or business premises.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Kensington and Chelsea Violence and sexual offences 5,136 offences 35.2per 1,000 Other theft 2,852 offences 19.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,116 offences 14.5per 1,000 Theft from the person 1,744 offences 12.0per 1,000 Public order 1,320 offences 9.1per 1,000 Burglary 1,199 offences 8.2per 1,000 Drugs 1,181 offences 8.1per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 867 offences 5.9per 1,000 Robbery 518 offences 3.6per 1,000 Bicycle theft 335 offences 2.3per 1,000 Other crime 172 offences 1.2per 1,000 Possession of weapons 120 offences 0.8per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by shoplifting rate · All recorded crime in Kensington and Chelsea