Total Crime Rate
229.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Westbourne Grove area has the 28th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 265th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Westbourne Grove (W11 2RR) in the last 12 months was 229.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westbourne Grove (W11 2RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westbourne Grove, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Stephen'S Mews (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hereford Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Newton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bott'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bott'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pembridge Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Heads Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Artesian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Westbourne Grove Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridstow Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ledbury Mews North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Courtnell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hereford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kildare Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kildare Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kildare Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colville Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorhouse Road | — |
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