Total Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kensington Gardens Square area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bayswater , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BE) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Bayswater average (204.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Kensington Gardens Square (W2 4BE), 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 (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kensington Gardens Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Inverness Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Inverness Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inverness Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porchester Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rede Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rede Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hereford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hereford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hereford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawson Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawson Place
Sep 2025Public order Dawson Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monmouth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leinster Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prince'S Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince'S Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inverness Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Garway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Porchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Inver Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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