Violent crime
710 per 100,000 residents, per year
43 reported in the last 12 months
−19% vs. San Diego (874)
Data through August 2026, San Diego Police Department
Crime in Kensington, San Diego
The violent crime rate in Kensington is 710 per 100,000 residents per year, 19% below San Diego as a whole (874). It ranks 58 of 106 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
1,487 per 100,000 residents, per year
90 reported in the last 12 months
−23% vs. San Diego (1,927)
All reported
2,362 per 100,000 residents, per year
143 reported in the last 12 months
−26% vs. San Diego (3,201)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 6,054 for Kensington. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Kensington sits in San Diego, and where incidents concentrate
rank 58 of 106Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Kensington is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 58 of 106. Nearby in the ranking: Roseville / Fleet Ridge (737), Oak Park (716), Jamacha Lomita (708), Golden Hill (684).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0143XX El Cajon Blvd | 6 | 6 | 14% |
| 0240XX El Cajon Blvd | 5 | 4 | 12% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 40XX Menlo Ave), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 2 account for 26% of Kensington’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Kensington |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 5 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 2 |
| Jul 2026 | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 6 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 41 | 677 | −16% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 2 | 33 | −49% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 22 | 363 | +6% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 22 | 363 | +8% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 21 | 347 | −60% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 14 | 231 | −9% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 11 | 182 | +52% |
| Drug offensesOther | 10 | 165 | −53% |
Source and dates
police-nibrs- Source
- San Diego Police Department, via City of San Diego Open Data (dataset police-nibrs), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 6,054 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in San Diego, CA
- All neighborhoods
- San Diego neighborhoods by reported crime rate