Total Crime Rate

1396.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

234.2 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 1396.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 477.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 337.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 234.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.7 10/10
  • Other theft 130.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 67.6 10/10
  • Drugs 54.1 10/10
  • Robbery 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.5 10/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • 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

Inverness Place area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 48th 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 Inverness Place (W2 3JF) in the last 12 months was 1396.4 per 1,000 residents and was 592.8% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 106 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inverness Place (W2 3JF), 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 Inverness Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/114)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queensborough Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Porchester Gardens Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensborough Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensborough Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Queensborough Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Inver Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cervantes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cervantes Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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