Total Crime Rate

547.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 547.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Other theft 66.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bayswater Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 587 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 547.2 per 1,000 residents and was 171.5% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 82.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% 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 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayswater (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bayswater Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensborough Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inverness Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leinster Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Porchester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
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Data Sources

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