Total Crime Rate

254.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 254.2 10/10
  • Other theft 59.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 46.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.9 9/10
  • Burglary 33.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 33.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bark Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Bayswater , and the 242nd 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 Bark Place (W2 4AT) in the last 12 months was 254.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.1% higher than the Bayswater average (201.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bark Place (W2 4AT), 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 Bark Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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 2026Theft from the person Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bayswater Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cervantes Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kensington Gardens Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leinster Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Other theft Prince'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prince'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inverness Mews
Apr 2026Public order Cervantes Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Victoria Grove Mews

Data Sources

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