Crime Rates at Bayswater Road, London, W2 3HN

Bayswater Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 116th 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 Bayswater Road (W2 3HN) in the last 12 months was 559.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 480.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 86.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayswater Road (W2 3HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.