Crime Rates at Moscow Road, London, W2 4AJ

Moscow Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 79th 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 Moscow Road (W2 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 826.3 per 1,000 residents and was 303.3% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 184.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 572.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moscow Road (W2 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Inverness Place, where police recorded 173 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.