Crime Rates at Porchester Terrace, London, W2 3TH

Porchester Terrace 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 Porchester Terrace (W2 3TH) 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 Porchester Terrace (W2 3TH), 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.