Community Safety Plan 2025

The Safer Kensington and Chelsea Partnership brings together the Council, Police, health services, the National Probation Service and voluntary sector organisations to address community safety issues in the borough. A consultation was launched to find out what the most important crime and community safety issues affecting residents and businesses in the borough are. This consultation was an opportunity for residents and stakeholders to tell us how resources from a range of statutory services should be used to make the borough a safer place to live, work and learn. 

• Overall feelings of safety: Sixty-five per cent of respondents strongly agreed/agreed that they felt safe in their neighbourhood during the day, whilst just over a third (34 per cent) of respondents strongly agreed/agreed that they felt safe in their neighbourhood at night.
   
• Community safety priorities: The top community safety priorities identified by residents were antisocial behaviour (65 per cent), followed by theft (56 per cent) and Drug offences (40 per cent).
   
• Effective ways of reducing crime: High visibility patrols by police/wardens is viewed as the most effective way of reducing crime (87 per cent), followed by law enforcement and criminal justice outcomes for criminals (64 per cent).
   
• Supporting community response to crime: Publication of successful prosecutions and enforcement action against those who commit crime in your neighbourhood (48 per cent) was seen as the most important way to support the community response to crime, closely followed by community groups that help to advise the Council, Police and other services on the issues affecting their neighbourhoods (47 per cent).
   
• Communication channels: The top communication channel to receive news and updates about the Council continues to be the Council’s website (51%), followed by Enewsletters (45 per cent).

The survey results have supported the Safer Kensington and Chelsea Partnership in developing the next Community Safety Plan.  Residents' feedback including those affected by crime or using local services has been central to shaping the Partnership’s strategic priorities.  The new plan is scheduled for approval by Full Council in July 2026