Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Kensington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.95 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.95 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in West Kensington
Crime trends · West Kensington
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -10%
ASB
30
YoY +7%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
67
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in West Kensington
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,824
White Brit.34.1%
Other White21.9%
African8.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.1%
Other Asian4.7%
+ 13 other groups · 26.2%
Religion
Total residents: 9,834
Christian43.1%
No religion32.3%
Muslim13.3%
Not answered8.2%
Buddhist1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,851
25–3427.6%
35–4920.1%
50–6414.8%
20–2411.9%
65–745.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.0%
Households
Total households: 4,775
Other32.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.0%
Any member 66+8.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.3%
