Total Crime Rate
1333.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queensway area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 51st 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 Queensway (W2 3RR) in the last 12 months was 1333.3 per 1,000 residents and was 550.8% 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 110 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 234.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensway (W2 3RR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 274 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bayswater| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Inverness Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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