Total Crime Rate

547.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 547.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 82.7 9/10
  • Other theft 66.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 66.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 51.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Robbery 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

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 3TU) 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 3TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 170 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosbury Mews (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porchester Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inverness Place Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leinster Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleveland Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leinster Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leinster Terrace —
Apr 2026Burglary Leinster Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Craven Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Craven Hill Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosbury Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cleveland Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensborough Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Porchester Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Queensborough Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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