Total Crime Rate

667.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 667.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 150.9 10/10
  • Other theft 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 75.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.7 10/10
  • Public order 37.7 10/10
  • Burglary 34.0 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
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

Porchester Gate area has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 91st 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 Porchester Gate (W2 3HT) in the last 12 months was 667.9 per 1,000 residents and was 231.4% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 169.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 151.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchester Gate (W2 3HT), 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 Porchester Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Cervantes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queensborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Porchester Gardens Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensborough Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensborough Terrace —
Apr 2026Public order Queensborough Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Porchester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 2026Bicycle theft Inverness Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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