Total Crime Rate

800.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 800.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 200.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.0 10/10
  • Other theft 152.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 126.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Robbery 47.4 10/10
  • Burglary 26.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.5 10/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
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

Poplar Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 77th 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 Poplar Place (W2 4AS) in the last 12 months was 800.0 per 1,000 residents and was 296.9% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 178.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 270.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (W2 4AS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/118)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porchester Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Porchester Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porchester Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Pickering Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickering Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Inverness Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inver Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Inver Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hatherley Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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