Total Crime Rate
224.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
78.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queensborough Studios area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 587 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Queensborough Studios (W2 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 224.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queensborough Studios (W2 3SQ), 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.
View Crime In Lancaster Gate| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bayswater | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Craven Hill Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Porchester Gardens Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Inverness Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Inverness Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leinster Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Inverness Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bayswater | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Inverness Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Inverness Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Inverness Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Caroline Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caroline Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Caroline Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Inverness Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Inverness Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Inverness Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Inverness Place | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cleveland Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queensborough Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bayswater | Under investigation |
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