Kensington

Brooklyn30 scored streets

The middle street in Kensington scores 59 out of 100, 14th of 48 Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Median livability · 14th of 48 in Brooklyn

Ave C 37Brooklyn median 5518th Ave 74

15 of 30 scored Kensington streets grade B or better.

Best blockChester Ave 60Lowest-scoring blockAve C 37

35,403 reports and violations · counted through Sep 15, 2026

Ave C37 Chester Ave60

Best and lowest-scoring blocksFull map ↓

Where Kensington is strong, and where it is not

Each row is Kensington's average on a 0 to 100 scale. The grey span is how far its own streets spread. The thin line is the Brooklyn median.

Quiet5325th of 48 in Brooklyn

Clean4032nd of 48 in Brooklyn

Traffic safety5028th of 48 in Brooklyn

Street crime5722nd of 48 in Brooklyn

Access6822nd of 48 in Brooklyn

Most filedIllegal parking, 8,765 of 35,403 reports (25%)

The best and lowest-scoring blocks on Kensington

Every street with at least a tenth of its length inside the neighborhood. Streets are scored end to end.

Ave C37 Chester Ave60Flatbush, Ditmas Park & ParkvilleBorough ParkWindsor Terrace¼ miN ↑

Every street in Kensington, ranked

32 streets, 30 scored

32 streets in Kensington, 30 of them scored. Sortable by every column.
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1	18 Avenue1,786 reports	97	49	49	97	75	74	12% inside Kensington
2	East 7 Street1,131 reports	79	76	80	79	69	70	22% inside Kensington
3	East 9 Street850 reports	72	63	91	68	72	69	16% inside Kensington
4	East 8 Street1,326 reports	78	53	83	87	73	67	21% inside Kensington
5	East 2 Street1,800 reports	64	26	89	79	77	65	26% inside Kensington
6	Turner Place65 reports · 71% rent-stabilized	35	23	99	99	64	65	48% inside Kensington
7	Church Avenue2,190 reports	81	61	26	57	69	64	18% inside Kensington
8	Mcdonald Avenue2,084 reports	92	32	35	74	75	63	22% inside Kensington
9	Micieli Place7 reports	67	55	66	79	58	62	100%
10	12 Avenue1,384 reports	96	81	37	93	65	61	12% inside Kensington
11	East 4 Street1,285 reports	69	27	73	69	75	61	29% inside Kensington
12	Chester Avenue112 reports	82	20	44	66	73	60	100%
13	Louisa Street94 reports	50	18	94	47	74	60	100%
14	East 3 Street1,741 reports	15	45	78	82	77	59	29% inside Kensington
15	East 5 Street1,868 reports	57	18	80	80	71	59	28% inside Kensington
16	Hinckley Place50 reports · 93% rent-stabilized	9	80	88	12	61	58	51% inside Kensington
17	Coney Island Avenue4,795 reports	61	37	52	67	76	57	6% inside Kensington
18	Bills Place11 reports	91	56	26	80	52	55	100%
19	Friel Place26 reports	85	3	57	29	69	54	100%
20	Minna Street115 reports	55	97	42	44	55	52	100%
21	Dahill Road1,852 reports	60	27	16	58	79	51	18% inside Kensington
22	Tehama Street301 reports	33	27	73	41	71	50	100%
23	Clara Street244 reports	7	93	24	51	74	49	100%
24	Ditmas Avenue1,130 reports	65	41	4	39	71	46	24% inside Kensington
25	Ave F191 reports · 55% rent-stabilized	52	9	22	61	61	45	64% inside Kensington
26	Cortelyou Road2,056 reports	34	44	8	61	64	45	22% inside Kensington
27	Albemarle Road1,981 reports · 63% rent-stabilized	14	27	20	42	78	44	18% inside Kensington
28	36 Street637 reports	11	3	18	44	73	42	28% inside Kensington
29	Beverley Road1,765 reports	59	19	4	32	61	39	19% inside Kensington
30	Ave C540 reports	27	0	6	35	73	37	100%
31	Story Street16 reports	·	·	·	·	72	not scored	100%
32	Story Court0 reports	·	·	·	·	·	not scored	100%

Next door to Kensington

Flatbush, Ditmas Park & Parkville5439 streets

Borough Park6145 streets

Windsor Terrace6234 streets

Questions about Kensington

Is Kensington quiet?

Kensington averages 53 on quietness, 25th of 48 Brooklyn neighborhoods. Its streets run from 7 to 97.

What is the best street in Kensington?

Chester Ave scores 60, the highest of the 30 scored streets in Kensington.

What do people complain about in Kensington?

Illegal parking is the most common record on Kensington streets: 8,765 of 35,403 logged complaints and violations, 25%.